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Peterson Prairie Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 45.96945, -121.66084
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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 Peterson Prairie Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,983 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Peterson Prairie 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 Peterson Prairie Cg · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- WWater17 mi
- PPropane18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- OOutfitter43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Peterson Prairie Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,983 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
45.96945, -121.66084
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Peterson Prairie Cg · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townTrout Lake · ~6.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelAndy's Valley Services · ~6.7 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~18.0 mi
- Dump station~6.4 mi
- GroceriesBZ Corner Grocery · ~11.0 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~18.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicTrout Lake Clinic · ~6.7 mi
- HardwareLittle Mountain True Value · ~7.8 mi
EV charging — from Peterson Prairie Cg · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.7 mi straight-line S — Walmart 1876 (Hood River, OR) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach10 within 25 mi · 46 within 50 · 337 within 100 · 656 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.0 mi — Hood River, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Hood River
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO19.2 mi — WCEH Hood River, Hood River
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.7 mi — White Salmon Fire Hall · OpConnect · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Columbia Cliffs Villas - Tesla Destination, Hood River, 18.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 123768 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Peterson Prairie Cg · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPeterson Prairie Cg · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomPeterson Cabin · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPeterson Prairie Info · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPeterson Prairie Group Gcg · ~0.3 mi SE · USFS
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Other camps near Peterson Prairie Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Peterson Prairie Group Gcg~0.3 mi · fee
- Atkisson Group Cg~2.3 mi · fee
- Mountain View Rec. Club~4.3 mi
- Forlorn Lakes Cg~4.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Peterson Prairie Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Peterson Prairie Cg are set by Gifford Pinchot National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Peterson Prairie 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 2026-08-24: $25 per night, single site; double site $45, group site $115, additional vehicle $8 per vehicle per night. recreation.gov prices the 2026 season (May 22 - Sep 19) at that same $25 / $45 / $115. Two agency pointers for this camp are wrong and will cost you money if you follow them: the Forest Service's own site record links it to recreation.gov facility 234092, which is the Peterson Prairie CABIN at $100 per night, not the campground; and the only fs.usda.gov page carrying the name is the Peterson Prairie interpretive site 0.081 mi away, which says *No fees are required for this site* -- a different place with a different answer. The campground is facility 232895. Source: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232895; the mis-linked cabin is https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234092 and the interpretive site is https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/giffordpinchot/recreation/interpretive-site-peterson-prairie.
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 Peterson Prairie 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 — Peterson Prairie Cg
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →How to read this page →All field notes →
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