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Round Lake Camping Area
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.12134, -121.31212
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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 Round Lake Camping Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,090 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Round Lake Camping AreaNIFC · 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 Round Lake Camping Area · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater13 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- @Mail24 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- EVEV fast charger28 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- DDump28 mi
- AAir-up35 mi
- PPropane36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 16 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 — Round Lake Camping Area
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,090 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.12134, -121.31212
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Getting in
Park at Lost Creek Ridge Trailhead · ~2.22 mi in a straight line (trail will be longer)
Nearby & resupply — around Round Lake Camping Area · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRound Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townBedal · ~4.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~16.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.3 mi
- GroceriesMountain Loop Country Store · ~16.2 mi
- PharmacyDarrington Pharmacy · ~16.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicSky River Natural Health Center · ~28.0 mi
- HardwareDarrington Hardware · ~16.7 mi
EV charging — from Round Lake Camping Area · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger27.7 mi straight-line SW — WCEH Sultan - Chevron · EVCS · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 89 within 50 · 320 within 100 · 404 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.6 mi — Monroe, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Monroe
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.1 mi — OLD SCHOOL PARK DARRINGTON 1GW · ChargePoint Network · 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 353431 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Round Lake Camping Area · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBedal Boat Launch · ~3.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBedal · ~3.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Fork Sauk · ~4.5 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletElliot/Goat Lake · ~6.5 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Round Lake Camping Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bedal Campground~3.9 mi · fee
- Dispersed camp #6 — Snohomish County, WA~4.5 mi
- Dispersed camp #7 — Snohomish County, WA~7.3 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — Snohomish County, WA~8.5 mi
The unit that manages Round Lake Camping Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Round Lake Camping Area are set by Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Round Lake Camping Area
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 Round Lake Camping Area
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 — Round Lake Camping Area
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →First-night troubleshooting →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 →