Agency-listedUSFSFee
Oriole
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.59531, -119.77291
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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 Oriole
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,859 ft.
Fire & smoke — around OrioleNIFC · 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 Oriole · Colville National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery3 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- PPropane17 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- DDump19 mi
- WWater20 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- ShShower35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 20-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Oriole
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,859 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.59531, -119.77291
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Oriole · Colville National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRay Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townConconully · ~2.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~16.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~18.7 mi · $5 · also fills water
- GroceriesStampede Mini Market · ~16.8 mi
- PharmacyWhitestone Pharmacy · ~17.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicNorth Valley Hospital · ~17.1 mi
- HardwareMidway Building Supply · ~16.0 mi
EV charging — from Oriole · Colville National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.3 mi straight-line SE — Okanogan IGA Market, South Okanogan, WA (at a public site) · RED_E · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 29 within 100 · 349 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)66.0 mi — Entiat, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Entiat
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.1 mi — City of Tonasket - City Hall (at a municipal building) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-01-09 · 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 456461 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Oriole · Colville National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletOriole · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKerr · ~1.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKerr · ~1.4 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomConconully Lake Campground-Precast Restroom (A26623) Building · ~2.8 mi SE · BoR
Open Oriole elsewhere
Other camps near Oriole
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cottonwood - Ton~0.7 mi
- Kerr~1.3 mi · fee
- Sugarloaf~3.5 mi · fee
- Salmon Meadows~5.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Oriole
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Oriole are set by Colville National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Oriole
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 2026-08-21: $10 per night, single site; extra vehicle $5 per night. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/colville/recreation/oriole-campground.
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 Oriole
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 — Oriole
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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