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Panjab Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 46.20419, -117.70583
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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 Panjab Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,977 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Panjab CampgroundNIFC · 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 Panjab Campground · Umatilla National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater8 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- DDump27 mi
- ShShower28 mi
- LLaundry32 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- OOutfitter36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 11 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Panjab Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,977 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
46.20419, -117.70583
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Panjab Campground · Umatilla National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townDayton · ~15.1 mi
- Drinking waterSpruce Spring · ~7.9 mi
- FuelChevron · ~15.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~27.2 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~10.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicColumbia Family Clinic · ~14.6 mi
- HardwareDingle's of Dayton · ~15.4 mi
EV charging — from Panjab Campground · Umatilla National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.4 mi straight-line NW — Caboose Park - Dayton · FLO · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 16 within 50 · 80 within 100 · 160 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)32.8 mi — WDVA WWVH2, Walla Walla
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.4 mi — Caboose Park - Dayton · FLO · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 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 170911 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Panjab Campground · Umatilla National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPanjab Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLadybug · ~1.8 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPanjab (Main) Trailhead · ~2.0 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTucannon Campground · ~2.8 mi N · USFS
Open Panjab Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Panjab Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Ladybug~1.8 mi · fee
- Tucannon Campground~2.8 mi · fee
- Midway~3.8 mi · fee
- Teal Campground~6.5 mi
The unit that manages Panjab Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Panjab Campground are set by Umatilla National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Panjab Campground
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 2026-08-24: $8 per night, single site -- the page words it both as $8 per night and as $8/vehicle/night. An extra $5 applies to each vehicle beyond the two-per-site allowance. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/umatilla/recreation/panjab-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 Panjab Campground
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 — Panjab Campground
What “dispersed” means here →The town run →Fire rules & restrictions →How to read this page →All field notes →
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