Agency-listedUSFSFree
Monte Cristo
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.98759, -121.39444
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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 Monte Cristo
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,791 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Monte CristoNIFC · 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 Monte Cristo · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater6 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- AAir-up28 mi
- PPropane28 mi
- DDump29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 14 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 — Monte Cristo
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,791 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.98759, -121.39444
Cost
Free · Forest Service inventory: no fee
Nearby & resupply — around Monte Cristo · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCulhus Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townGalena · ~6.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.2 mi
- FuelMann · ~16.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.6 mi
- Groceriesder Baring Store · ~15.5 mi
- PharmacyDarrington Pharmacy · ~21.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicSky River Natural Health Center · ~19.9 mi
- HardwareGraceland Portable Buildings · ~19.1 mi
EV charging — from Monte Cristo · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.2 mi straight-line S — 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 134 within 50 · 350 within 100 · 412 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)28.3 mi — Monroe, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Monroe
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.2 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 Monte Cristo · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMonte Cristo Town Site · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBarlow Pass · ~3.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletElliot/Goat Lake · ~4.6 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTroublesome Creek · ~6.2 mi S · USFS
Open Monte Cristo elsewhere
Other camps near Monte Cristo
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Monte Cristo~0.1 mi
- Dispersed camp #2 — Snohomish County, WA~3.1 mi
- Dispersed camp — Snohomish County, WA~3.2 mi
- Dispersed camp #4 — Snohomish County, WA~3.3 mi
The unit that manages Monte Cristo
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Monte Cristo are set by Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Monte Cristo
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: drive (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 Monte Cristo
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 — Monte Cristo
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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