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Mt. Adams Hc
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 46.05443, -121.53860
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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 Mt. Adams Hc
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,675 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mt. Adams HcNIFC · 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 Mt. Adams Hc · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- PPropane12 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- WWater18 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- OOutfitter50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Mt. Adams Hc
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,675 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
46.05443, -121.53860
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Mt. Adams Hc · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWicky Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGuler · ~3.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelAndy's Valley Services · ~4.0 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~23.0 mi
- Dump station~4.0 mi
- GroceriesThriftway (Harvest Market) · ~22.7 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~23.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicSkyline Hospital · ~23.2 mi
EV charging — from Mt. Adams Hc · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.6 mi straight-line S — Hood River, OR - Anchor Way - Tesla Supercharger · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 16 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 319 within 100 · 647 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS23.6 mi — City of Bingen Parking, Bingen
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO23.6 mi — City of Bingen Parking, Bingen
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.7 mi — White Salmon Fire Hall · OpConnect · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 252511 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mt. Adams Hc · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMt. Adams Hc · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPineside Sp · ~1.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWicky Shelter · ~2.6 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSnow King Sp · ~3.3 mi E · USFS
Open Mt. Adams Hc elsewhere
Other camps near Mt. Adams Hc
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Wicky Shelter~2.6 mi
- Trout Lake Creek Cg~3.6 mi · fee
- Morrison Creek Cg~5.3 mi
- Mountain View Rec. Club~7.1 mi
The unit that manages Mt. Adams Hc
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mt. Adams Hc are set by Gifford Pinchot National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mt. Adams Hc
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 Mt. Adams Hc
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 — Mt. Adams Hc
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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