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Rangers
OHV / 4×4 · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.66628, -123.15381
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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 Rangers
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 49 ft.
Fire & smoke — around RangersNIFC · 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 Rangers · U.S. Forest Service · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower0 mi
- GGrocery0 mi
- WWater4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- AAir-up12 mi
- DDump16 mi
- PPropane27 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 0 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 — Rangers
Access
OHV / 4×4
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
49 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.66628, -123.15381
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Rangers · U.S. Forest Service · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureN (water) · nearby
- Nearest townPrevost · ~2.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.2 mi
- FuelRoche Harbor Resort · ~4.1 mi
- Propane / LPGSuburban Propane · ~29.6 mi
- Dump station~16.1 mi
- GroceriesCompany store · ~4.0 mi
- PharmacyFriday Harbor Drug · ~11.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicSaturna Medical Clinic · ~8.8 mi
- HardwareIsland House & Home · ~9.7 mi
EV charging — from Rangers · U.S. Forest Service · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.5 mi straight-line E — BiPlane Hangar, Eastsound, WA · NOODOE · CCS · 2 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 · 39 within 50 · 236 within 100 · 355 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)29.0 mi — Blaine, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Blaine
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO22.3 mi — PRPRD EV PRPRD 2, Point Roberts
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.0 mi — Roche Harbor Resort LLC · Blink Network · J1772 · 6 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 — Snug Harbor Resort, Friday Harbor, 6.7 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only; see front desk for access · 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 397576 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Rangers · U.S. Forest Service · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomBLDG Parade Ground Comfort Station · ~5.4 mi S · NPS
- RestroomBLDG Parking Lot Comfort Station · ~5.5 mi S · NPS
- RestroomPatos Island Composting Toilet #2 · ~12.0 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletPatos Island Vault Toilet #1 · ~12.0 mi NE · BLM
Open Rangers elsewhere
How we know this — Rangers
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
likely OHV (only a rough 4wd track in) — confirm
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 Rangers
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 — Rangers
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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