Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Lyman Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.52591, -119.02081
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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 Lyman Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,912 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lyman 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 Lyman Lake · Colville National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- DDump21 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- PPropane23 mi
- ShShower34 mi
- OOutfitter45 mi
- WWater45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 45-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Lyman Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
2,912 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.52591, -119.02081
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Lyman Lake · Colville National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLyman Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townAeneas · ~2.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~2.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~21.2 mi
- GroceriesAnderson's Grocery · ~15.4 mi
- PharmacyRepublic Drug Store · ~15.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicFerry County Memorial Hospital · ~15.9 mi
- HardwareLee Frank Mercantile · ~22.8 mi
EV charging — from Lyman Lake · Colville National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.6 mi straight-line NE — Old Republic (at a public site) · RED_E · 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 · 60 within 100 · 134 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)63.6 mi — Coulee City, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Coulee City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.6 mi — Old Republic (at a public site) · RED_E · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 456460 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lyman Lake · Colville National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLyman Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSwan Lake · ~8.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCrawfish Lake · ~9.4 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFerry Lake · ~9.6 mi E · USFS
Open Lyman Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Lyman Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Aeneas Springs Dispersed~6.0 mi
- Swan Lake~8.4 mi · fee
- Crawfish Lake~9.4 mi · fee
- Ferry Lake~9.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Lyman Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lyman Lake are set by Colville National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lyman Lake
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Lyman 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 — Lyman Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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