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Mineral Park
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.46331, -121.16153
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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 Mineral Park
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,360 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mineral ParkNIFC · 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 Mineral Park · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery13 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- WWater15 mi
- DDump15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- OOutfitter36 mi
- +Urgent care50 mi
- PPropane52 mi
- AAir-up54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 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 — Mineral Park
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,360 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.46331, -121.16153
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Mineral Park · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMarblemount · ~13.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~13.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~15.1 mi
- GroceriesAJ's Food Mart · ~13.1 mi
- PharmacyDarrington Pharmacy · ~25.1 mi
- HardwareDarrington Hardware · ~25.1 mi
EV charging — from Mineral Park · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.1 mi straight-line N — 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 · 5 within 50 · 273 within 100 · 393 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)50.0 mi — Electric Era Charging Station, Arlington
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.1 mi — WCEH Seattle City Light, Newhalem, WA · EVCS · 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 333299 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mineral Park · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMineral Park · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomSKA Eldorado Parking Romtec Toilet · ~2.7 mi NE · NPS
- RestroomSKA Cascade Trailhead Vault Toilet · ~4.0 mi E · NPS
- Vault / pit toiletMarble Creek · ~6.9 mi NW · USFS
Open Mineral Park elsewhere
Other camps near Mineral Park
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Kool-Aid Lake Camp~5.5 mi
- Yang Yang Lakes Camp~6.9 mi
- Marble Creek Campground~6.9 mi · fee
- White Rock Lakes Camp~9.9 mi
The unit that manages Mineral Park
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mineral Park are set by Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mineral Park
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 Mineral Park
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 — Mineral Park
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →How to read this page →All field notes →
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