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Shannon Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.73919, -121.59892
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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 Shannon Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 759 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Shannon 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 Shannon Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- DDump16 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- PPropane25 mi
- OOutfitter34 mi
- LLaundry34 mi
- +Urgent care35 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Shannon Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
759 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.73919, -121.59892
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Shannon Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMarblemount · ~15.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.0 mi
- FuelShell · ~15.9 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron · ~25.2 mi
- Dump station~16.1 mi
- GroceriesLoggers Landing · ~15.9 mi
- PharmacySea Mar Pharmacy · ~15.6 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~15.4 mi
EV charging — from Shannon Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.6 mi straight-line E — WCEH Seattle City Light, Newhalem, WA · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 39 within 50 · 251 within 100 · 362 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)37.3 mi — Burlington, WA - Old Highway 99 North - Tesla Supercharger, Burlington
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.8 mi — Town of Concrete - Park and Ride (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-08-12 · 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 333299 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Shannon Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletShannon Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletShannon Ridge · ~2.1 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBaker River · ~2.1 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSwift Creek · ~2.8 mi W · USFS
Open Shannon Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Shannon Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Noisy Creek Campsites~0.8 mi
- Swift Creek~2.8 mi · fee
- Park Creek Dispersed~3.0 mi
- Park Creek~3.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Shannon Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Shannon Creek are set by Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Shannon Creek
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.
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 Shannon 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 — Shannon Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →The town run →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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