Agency-listedUSFSFee
Paradise Creek Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 45.95021, -121.93781
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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 Paradise Creek Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,557 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Paradise Creek CgNIFC · 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 Paradise Creek Cg · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- WWater14 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- DDump18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- AAir-up25 mi
- PPropane31 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Paradise Creek Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,557 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
45.95021, -121.93781
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Paradise Creek Cg · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCarson · ~15.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~15.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationStevenson Trailer Sewage Dump Station · ~17.9 mi
- GroceriesEagle Cliff General Store · ~8.6 mi
- PharmacyWind River Pharmacy · ~18.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicTrout Lake Clinic · ~19.9 mi
- HardwareCarson Hardware · ~16.5 mi
EV charging — from Paradise Creek Cg · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.8 mi straight-line S — Stevenson Library · 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 114 within 50 · 353 within 100 · 656 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.8 mi — Thunder Island Brewing - Charli Charging, Cascade Locks
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.8 mi — Stevenson Library · 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 390186 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Paradise Creek Cg · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletParadise Creek Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOld Man Pass Sp · ~3.1 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFalls Creek Falls Th · ~3.1 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKoshko Sp · ~3.5 mi N · USFS
Open Paradise Creek Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Paradise Creek Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Falls Creek Hc~4.6 mi
- Camp Howe~5.2 mi
- Government Mineral Springs Cg~5.5 mi · fee
- Beaver Cg~6.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Paradise Creek Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Paradise Creek Cg are set by Gifford Pinchot National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Paradise Creek Cg
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 2026-08-29: $25 per night, single site; $45 double; $8 per vehicle per night for each extra vehicle. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/giffordpinchot/recreation/campground-paradise-creek ; https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232862.
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 Paradise Creek Cg
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 — Paradise Creek Cg
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →The town run →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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