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Poison Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.07541, -120.19512
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Poison Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,601 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Poison CreekNIFC · 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 Poison Creek · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery6 mi
- DDump6 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- WWater14 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- AAir-up42 mi
- PPropane56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Poison Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,601 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.07541, -120.19512
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Poison Creek · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townMethow · ~9.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~12.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~6.5 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~6.4 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~18.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicLake Chelan Community Hospital Clinics · ~18.2 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~18.9 mi
EV charging — from Poison Creek · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.6 mi straight-line E — WCEH City of Pateros · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 3 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 145 within 100 · 447 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)27.0 mi — Entiat, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Entiat
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.5 mi — Wapato Point Resort, Manson, WA · Blink Network · J1772 · 4 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 — Harmony Meadows Tennis & Event Center - Tesla Destination, Manson, 10.7 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Mountain View Lodge & Resort, Manson, 13.4 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use 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 333271 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Poison Creek · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPoison Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Fork Gold Creek · ~6.0 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDeer Point · ~6.4 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAntilon Lake · ~7.0 mi S · USFS
Open Poison Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Poison Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Okanogan County~4.6 mi
- Deer Point~6.4 mi · fee
- Antilon Lake~7.0 mi
- South Navarre Campground~7.0 mi
The unit that manages Poison Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Poison Creek are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Poison Creek
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Poison Creek
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 — Poison Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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