Agency-listedUSFSFee
Money Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.72900, -121.40817
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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 Money Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 869 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Money 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 Money Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- MMechanic2 mi
- EVEV fast charger2 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- HHardware4 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- AAir-up23 mi
- ShShower27 mi
- PPropane28 mi
- DDump28 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Money Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
869 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.72900, -121.40817
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Money Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSkykomish · ~2.7 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.0 mi
- FuelSky Gas · ~2.5 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~27.5 mi
- Dump station~28.4 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~2.5 mi
- PharmacySultan Pharmacy · ~21.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicSky River Natural Health Center · ~19.9 mi
- HardwareGraceland Portable Buildings · ~3.5 mi
EV charging — from Money Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger2.5 mi straight-line SE — WCEH Skykomish · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach10 within 25 mi · 202 within 50 · 375 within 100 · 466 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)23.0 mi — TA SE North Bend Way, North Bend, WA, North Bend
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)2.5 mi — WCEH Skykomish · 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 65869 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Money Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMoney Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMiller River · ~2.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBeckler River · ~3.6 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSkykomish Ranger Station · ~3.6 mi E · USFS
Open Money Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Money Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Miller River~2.7 mi · fee
- Beckler River~3.6 mi · fee
- Beckler River (Russian Camp)~7.4 mi
- San Juan~11.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Money Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Money Creek are set by Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Money 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.
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 Money 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 — Money Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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