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Mitchell Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.97031, -120.19191
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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 Mitchell Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,128 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mitchell CreekNIFC · 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 Mitchell Creek · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump4 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- WWater7 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- AAir-up35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Mitchell Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,128 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.97031, -120.19191
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Mitchell Creek · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townManson · ~6.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~6.6 mi
- FuelFuel · ~6.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~3.5 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~3.6 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~20.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicLake Chelan Community Hospital Clinics · ~12.1 mi
- HardwareLake Chelan Building Supply · ~6.2 mi
EV charging — from Mitchell Creek · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.6 mi straight-line NE — WCEH City of Pateros · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 3 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 21 within 50 · 166 within 100 · 453 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.7 mi — Entiat, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Entiat
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.3 mi — Wapato Point Resort, Manson, WA · Blink Network · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Harmony Meadows Tennis & Event Center - Tesla Destination, Manson, 3.5 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Mountain View Lodge & Resort, Manson, 6.2 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only · 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 333271 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mitchell Creek · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMitchell Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFields Point Landing · ~1.0 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAntilon Lake · ~1.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSnowberry Bowl · ~4.6 mi W · USFS
Open Mitchell Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Mitchell Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Antilon Lake~1.4 mi
- Chelan County~2.7 mi
- Snowberry Bowl~4.6 mi · fee
- Grouse Mountain Campground~5.6 mi
The unit that manages Mitchell Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mitchell Creek are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mitchell Creek
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. | Fee 2026-08-20: no nightly camping rate is published by the agency. This is a boat-in campground on Lake Chelan and the only fee the Forest Service publishes for it is the Lake Chelan Federal Dock Site Permit, required May 1 to October 31, at $10 per day or $75 per season, bought through recreation.gov. Checked https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee/recreation/mitchell-creek-campground.
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 Mitchell Creek
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 — Mitchell Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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