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Mazama Camp
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.84982, -121.72390
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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 Mazama Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,729 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mazama CampNIFC · 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 Mazama Camp · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater10 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- PPropane17 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- DDump18 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- +Urgent care33 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
- OOutfitter34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 17 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 — Mazama Camp
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,729 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.84982, -121.72390
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Getting in
Park at Artist Point Trailhead · ~1.43 mi in a straight line (trail will be longer)
Nearby & resupply — around Mazama Camp · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMazama Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townGlacier · ~10.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.5 mi
- FuelTexaco · ~19.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~17.9 mi
- GroceriesDer Storehausen · ~16.8 mi
- PharmacyPromontory IDA Pharmacy · ~20.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicDr. Leyen · ~24.4 mi
- HardwareCanex Building Supplies · ~22.5 mi
EV charging — from Mazama Camp · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.8 mi straight-line SE — 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 · 33 within 50 · 235 within 100 · 358 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)34.7 mi — Walmart EV Charging, Bellingham
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.4 mi — East Whatcom Regional Resource Center, Maple Falls, WA · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-01-13 · 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 Mazama Camp · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletArtist Point · ~1.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Ann · ~1.7 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFire And Ice Trail · ~1.8 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWild Goose · ~1.9 mi E · USFS
Open Mazama Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Mazama Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Silver Fir~4.0 mi · fee
- Excelsior~5.9 mi
- Bridge Camp~6.7 mi
- Park Creek~8.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Mazama Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mazama Camp are set by Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mazama Camp
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 Mazama Camp
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 — Mazama Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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