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Lower Snowy Lake
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.58981, -120.71949
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Snowy Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,752 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lower Snowy LakeNIFC · 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 Snowy Lake · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater5 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- DDump18 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- @Mail20 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- HHardware26 mi
- MMechanic32 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- PPropane59 mi
- +Urgent care59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 14 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 Snowy Lake
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,752 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.58981, -120.71949
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Lower Snowy Lake · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLower Snowy Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townBarron · ~11.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.4 mi
- FuelThe Mazama Store · ~14.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~18.5 mi
- GroceriesThe Mazama Store · ~14.3 mi
EV charging — from Lower Snowy Lake · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.9 mi straight-line W — 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 · 3 within 50 · 191 within 100 · 380 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)57.7 mi — Leavenworth, WA - US-2 - Tesla Supercharger, Leavenworth
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.5 mi — Sun Mountain Lodge, Winthrop, WA · FLO · J1772 · 3 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Mazama Country Inn, Mazama, 14.3 mi · J1772, NEMA 14-50 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only; Drivers must bring their own J1772 cordset for Level 1 charging · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 Snowy Lake · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEasy Pass · ~3.8 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCutthroat · ~3.8 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLone Fir · ~4.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRainy Pass (Heather / Maple) And Picnic · ~5.1 mi S · USFS
Open Lower Snowy Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Lower Snowy Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Upper Snowy Lake~0.2 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — Skagit County, WA~0.3 mi
- Porcupine Creek~2.7 mi
- Lone Fir~4.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Lower Snowy Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lower Snowy Lake are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lower Snowy Lake
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: hike (road/trail right there)
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 Snowy Lake
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 Snowy Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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