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North Fork Gcg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 46.45251, -121.78890
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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 North Fork Gcg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,454 ft.
Fire & smoke — around North Fork GcgNIFC · 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 North Fork Gcg · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- +Urgent care3 mi
- DDump6 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- WWater12 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- PPropane38 mi
- AAir-up50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — North Fork Gcg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,454 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
46.45251, -121.78890
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around North Fork Gcg · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPackwood · ~12.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelRandle One Stop · ~8.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~5.7 mi
- GroceriesJ & L Country Mart & Deli · ~9.8 mi
- PharmacyColton Pharmacy · ~24.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicInfirmary · ~3.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~12.1 mi
EV charging — from North Fork Gcg · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.9 mi straight-line NW — ESD RANDLE DCFC · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 464 within 100 · 647 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)24.2 mi — LC TRANSIT MORTON E-T 2, Morton
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.9 mi — ESD RANDLE L2 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 313024 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around North Fork Gcg · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Fork Gcg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Fork Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTower Rock Cg · ~3.7 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlue Lake Creek Cg · ~4.2 mi SE · USFS
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Other camps near North Fork Gcg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- North Fork Cg~0.1 mi · fee
- Tower Rock Cg~3.7 mi · fee
- Blue Lake Creek Cg~4.2 mi · fee
- Iron Creek~9.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages North Fork Gcg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at North Fork Gcg are set by Gifford Pinchot National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — North Fork Gcg
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 2026-08-22: group camp only -- $130 per night for the whole site (2026 season, Jun 05 - Sep 19). The Gifford Pinchot publishes no campground page for it; this comes from the recreation.gov listing the agency's own site record points at, filed there as North Fork Beaver Group Camp, 0.127 mi from our pin. Source: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232897.
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 North Fork Gcg
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 — North Fork Gcg
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →How to read this page →All field notes →
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