Agency-listedUSFSFee
Pierre Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.90497, -118.14178
Ask an AI about this campsiteOpens Grok already loaded with this site. It reads the same records this page is built from, and links whatever it tells you.
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 Pierre Lake
Loading the latest forecast…
Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,057 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pierre LakeNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 Pierre Lake · Colville National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- DDump27 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 7 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Water, 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 — Pierre Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,057 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.90497, -118.14178
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Pierre Lake · Colville National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townOrient · ~4.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelUS Eh Gas Convenience Store · ~7.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~26.9 mi
- GroceriesNorth Lake RV Park Store · ~15.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicNorthEast Washington Medical Group Kettle Falls · ~21.1 mi
- HardwareNorthport Hardware · ~16.5 mi
EV charging — from Pierre Lake · Colville National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.7 mi straight-line S — Avista - Kettle Falls DCFC · FLO · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 50 within 100 · 85 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)93.3 mi — The Hive, Spokane
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO26.0 mi — Colville Retail Center, Colville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.7 mi — Avista - Kettle Falls ACL2 · FLO · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports 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 466507 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pierre Lake · Colville National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPierre Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSummit Lake · ~3.7 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletElbow Lake · ~7.8 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomBLDG NG Vault Toilet, Campground West #2739 · ~10.3 mi SE · NPS
Open Pierre Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Pierre Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Summit Lake~3.7 mi
- Elbow Lake~7.8 mi
- Deer Creek Campground~11.8 mi
- Davis Lake~12.1 mi
The unit that manages Pierre Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pierre Lake are set by Colville National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Pierre Lake
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; additional vehicle $2 per vehicle per night. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/colville/recreation/pierre-lake-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 Pierre Lake
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 — Pierre Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Leave no trace →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →