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Pine Needle
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 46.96861, -121.21031
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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 Pine Needle
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,013 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pine NeedleNIFC · 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 Pine Needle · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- DDump8 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- WWater10 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- PPropane29 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 — Pine Needle
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,013 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
46.96861, -121.21031
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Pine Needle · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCliffdell · ~8.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.7 mi
- Fuel76 · ~7.2 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~29.0 mi
- Dump station~8.5 mi
- GroceriesWhistlin' Jack · ~7.2 mi
- PharmacySafeway · ~19.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicSki Patrol Aid Room · ~12.7 mi
- HardwareCle Elum Hardware · ~19.7 mi
EV charging — from Pine Needle · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.8 mi straight-line NE — WCEH Cle Elum · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 6 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 · 38 within 50 · 369 within 100 · 617 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.7 mi — Cle Elum, WA - West Davis Street - Tesla Supercharger, Cle Elum
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.6 mi — Crystal Mountain, Enumclaw, WA · FLO · J1772 · 8 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 73431 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Pine Needle · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPine Needle · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAmerican Ridge Lodge · ~1.8 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAmerican Ridge Lodge · ~1.8 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCedar Springs · ~2.1 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Pine Needle
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- American Ridge Lodge~1.8 mi · fee
- Cedar Springs~2.1 mi · fee
- American Forks~2.1 mi · fee
- Hells Crossing Campground~2.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Pine Needle
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pine Needle are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Pine Needle
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: group site only -- $50 per night. The site's recreation.gov listing publishes the same $50 group rate for the 2026 season (May 20 - Sep 30). Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee/recreation/pine-needle-group-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233987.
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 Pine Needle
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 — Pine Needle
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Gear & rig loadout →Off-grid communication →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 →