★ Field-verified · Dave's ownPublic land · dispersedFree
Okanogan County
Drive-up · public land · Okanogan County, WA · 48.70246, -120.67234
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This is a parking area for the Brown Bear Trailhead for the Pacific Crest Trail. Suitable for vehicle camping, but limited space due to day hikers. Awesome hiking and mountain views. No cell service. Social campsite, as you will likely meet hikers. A few ground tent sites in the area with fire rings. Primitive with no facilities. Recommended due to scenery and social experience.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,424 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater10 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- DDump19 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- ShShower27 mi
- @Mail27 mi
- HHardware28 mi
- MMechanic34 mi
- RxPharmacy35 mi
- PPropane56 mi
- +Urgent care56 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
6,424 ft
County
Okanogan County, WA
Coordinates
48.70246, -120.67234
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNorth Fork Trout Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBarron · ~4.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelThe Mazama Store · ~14.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~19.3 mi
- GroceriesThe Mazama Store · ~14.3 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
No signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
No
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMeadows · ~0.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHarts Pass · ~1.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHarts Pass - Pacific Crest Trail Middle · ~1.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRattlesnake · ~5.9 mi SE · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Upper Snowy Lake~7.9 mi
- Lower Snowy Lake~8.1 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — Skagit County, WA~8.4 mi
- Porcupine Creek~10.5 mi
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Okanogan County, WA). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Finding water out here →Stay limits →Your first dispersed night →How to read this page →All field notes →
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