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Riders Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.02911, -120.93561
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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 Riders Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,197 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Riders CampNIFC · 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 Riders Camp · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- WWater10 mi
- DDump10 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- AAir-up12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- PPropane23 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Riders Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,197 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.02911, -120.93561
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Riders Camp · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCliffdell · ~9.0 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.5 mi
- Fuel76 · ~8.6 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~23.3 mi
- Dump station~10.0 mi
- GroceriesWhistlin' Jack · ~8.6 mi
- PharmacyCle Elum Drug · ~11.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicCle Elum Medical Center · ~11.5 mi
- HardwareAper's Certified Welding · ~11.0 mi
EV charging — from Riders Camp · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.2 mi straight-line N — Cle Elum, WA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach11 within 25 mi · 42 within 50 · 376 within 100 · 612 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS13.0 mi — WCEH Cle Elum, Cle Elum
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO13.0 mi — WCEH Cle Elum, Cle Elum
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.4 mi — Cle Elum 1: 111 N Harris Ave · EV Connect · 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 116820 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Riders Camp · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRiders Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletManastash Trailhead · ~0.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletManastash Lake Campground · ~0.9 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletShoestring · ~2.1 mi NW · USFS
Open Riders Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Riders Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Manastash Lake Campground~0.9 mi · fee
- Taneum Junction Campground~5.6 mi
- Icewater Creek~6.0 mi · fee
- Taneum~6.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Riders Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Riders Camp are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Riders Camp
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 2026-08-22: $5 per night, single site; additional vehicle $5 per vehicle per night. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee/recreation/riders-camp.
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 Riders Camp
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 — Riders Camp
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Off-grid communication →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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