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Sawmill Flat
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 46.97445, -121.09529
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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 Sawmill Flat
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,506 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sawmill FlatNIFC · 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 Sawmill Flat · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- WWater6 mi
- DDump12 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- AAir-up17 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- PPropane25 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Sawmill Flat
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,506 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
46.97445, -121.09529
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Sawmill Flat · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMilk Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCliffdell · ~2.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.7 mi
- Fuel76 · ~2.7 mi
- Propane / LPGAmerigas · ~25.7 mi
- Dump station~12.3 mi · $10 · U.S. Forest Service
- GroceriesWhistlin' Jack · ~2.7 mi
- PharmacySafeway · ~16.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicNaches Medical Clinic · ~25.2 mi
- HardwareMatheus Lumber · ~24.9 mi
EV charging — from Sawmill Flat · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.5 mi straight-line N — WCEH Cle Elum · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 45 within 50 · 372 within 100 · 619 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)16.6 mi — Cle Elum, WA - West Davis Street - Tesla Supercharger, Cle Elum
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.5 mi — WCEH Cle Elum · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 73431 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sawmill Flat · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSawmill Flat · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMather Memorial · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHalfway Flat Campground (North) · ~0.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHalfway Flat Campground (South) · ~0.3 mi S · USFS
Open Sawmill Flat elsewhere
Other camps near Sawmill Flat
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Halfway Flat Campground (North)~0.3 mi · fee
- Halfway Flat Campground (South)~0.3 mi · fee
- Halfway Flat Campground (Main)~0.4 mi · fee
- Little Naches~1.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Sawmill Flat
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sawmill Flat are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sawmill Flat
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 2026-08-29: $24 per night, single site; $11 per vehicle per night for each extra vehicle. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee/recreation/sawmill-flat-campground ; https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234022.
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 Sawmill Flat
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 — Sawmill Flat
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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