Agency-listedUSFSFee
Lower Sandy
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.69083, -121.68598
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Lower Sandy
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 791 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lower SandyNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Lower Sandy · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- DDump15 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- PPropane24 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- LLaundry29 mi
- +Urgent care30 mi
- AAir-up34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 11 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Lower Sandy
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
791 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.69083, -121.68598
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Lower Sandy · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townConcrete · ~11.4 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~2.6 mi
- FuelShell · ~11.2 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron · ~24.0 mi
- Dump station~14.8 mi
- GroceriesLoggers Landing · ~11.2 mi
- PharmacySea Mar Pharmacy · ~11.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicNorth Sound Evaluation and Treatment Center · ~29.5 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~10.9 mi
EV charging — from Lower Sandy · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.0 mi straight-line E — WCEH Seattle City Light, Newhalem, WA · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 48 within 50 · 262 within 100 · 367 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)32.3 mi — Burlington, WA - Old Highway 99 North - Tesla Supercharger, Burlington
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.1 mi — Town of Concrete - Park and Ride (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-08-12 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 333299 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lower Sandy · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLower Sandy · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBayview · ~1.1 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomHorseshoe Cove · ~1.5 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBoulder Creek · ~1.7 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Lower Sandy
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lower Sandy Campground~0.2 mi · fee
- Bayview~1.1 mi · fee
- Maple Grove Campsites~1.2 mi
- Horseshoe Cove~1.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Lower Sandy
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lower Sandy are set by Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lower Sandy
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Lower Sandy
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Lower Sandy
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Camping with a dog →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →