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Porcupine Creek
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.55206, -120.70921
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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 Porcupine Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,144 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Porcupine 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 Porcupine Creek · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- DDump20 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- MMechanic30 mi
- RxPharmacy30 mi
- +Urgent care59 mi
- PPropane59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 14 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 — Porcupine Creek
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,144 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.55206, -120.70921
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Porcupine Creek · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePorcupine Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBarron · ~13.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.2 mi
- FuelThe Mazama Store · ~14.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~20.0 mi
- GroceriesThe Mazama Store · ~14.2 mi
EV charging — from Porcupine Creek · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.2 mi straight-line E — Methow Valley Thriftway, Winthrop, WA (at a public site) · RED_E · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 210 within 100 · 382 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)55.1 mi — Leavenworth, WA - US-2 - Tesla Supercharger, Leavenworth
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.3 mi — Sun Mountain Lodge, Winthrop, WA · FLO · J1772 · 3 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Mazama Country Inn, Mazama, 14.1 mi · J1772, NEMA 14-50 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only; Drivers must bring their own J1772 cordset for Level 1 charging · 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 456456 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Porcupine Creek · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCutthroat · ~2.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRainy Pass (Heather / Maple) And Picnic · ~2.7 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlue Lake · ~2.8 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRainy Pass - Pacific Crest Trail North · ~2.8 mi SW · USFS
Open Porcupine Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Porcupine Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp — Skagit County, WA~2.3 mi
- Lower Snowy Lake~2.7 mi
- Upper Snowy Lake~2.9 mi
- Lone Fir~4.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Porcupine Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Porcupine Creek are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Porcupine Creek
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: hike (road/trail right there)
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 Porcupine 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 — Porcupine Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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