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Sherman Overlook
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.60517, -118.46403
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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 Sherman Overlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,227 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sherman OverlookNIFC · 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 Sherman Overlook · Colville National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- MMechanic10 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- DDump12 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- PPropane45 mi
- WWater58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 58-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 11 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 — Sherman Overlook
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,227 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.60517, -118.46403
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Sherman Overlook · Colville National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townTorboy · ~10.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCenex · ~10.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~11.9 mi
- GroceriesPine Grove Junction · ~10.6 mi
- PharmacyRepublic Drug Store · ~12.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicNorthEast Washington Medical Group Kettle Falls · ~18.6 mi
- HardwareMidway Building Supply · ~10.7 mi
EV charging — from Sherman Overlook · Colville National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.6 mi straight-line W — Old Republic (at a public site) · RED_E · 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 57 within 100 · 99 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)77.7 mi — Coulee City, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Coulee City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.6 mi — Old Republic (at a public site) · RED_E · 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 456460 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sherman Overlook · Colville National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSherman Overlook · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSherman Overlook Day Use · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKettle Crest · ~0.6 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKettle Crest Sno-Park · ~0.7 mi W · USFS
Open Sherman Overlook elsewhere
Other camps near Sherman Overlook
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Jungle Hill~2.1 mi
- Wapaloosie Campground~4.2 mi
- Lambert Creek~8.9 mi
- Trout Lake~10.3 mi
The unit that manages Sherman Overlook
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sherman Overlook are set by Colville National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sherman Overlook
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 2026-08-21: $10 per night, single site, plus $2 per additional vehicle per night. The page's own Current Conditions line carries the same figure -- FEE UPDATE: overnight camping $10 per night. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/colville/recreation/sherman-overlook-campground.
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 Sherman Overlook
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 — Sherman Overlook
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →How to read this page →All field notes →
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