Agency-listedUSFSFee
Silver Springs
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 46.99399, -121.53254
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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 Silver Springs
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,649 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Silver SpringsNIFC · 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 Silver Springs · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery1 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- WWater8 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- DDump14 mi
- @Mail24 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- EVEV fast charger27 mi
- PPropane37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Silver Springs
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,649 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
46.99399, -121.53254
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Silver Springs · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGreenwater · ~11.3 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~7.5 mi
- FuelGull · ~12.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~14.4 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~1.0 mi
- PharmacySafeway · ~25.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicSki Patrol Aid Room · ~4.9 mi
- HardwarePraxxair · ~25.2 mi
EV charging — from Silver Springs · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger27.3 mi straight-line S — ESD PACKWOOD DCFC · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 104 within 50 · 377 within 100 · 619 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)30.5 mi — Cle Elum, WA - West Davis Street - Tesla Supercharger, Cle Elum
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.8 mi — Crystal Mountain, Enumclaw, WA · FLO · J1772 · 8 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 314134 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Silver Springs · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSilver Springs · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRanger Creek Airstrip · ~1.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRanger Creek · ~1.9 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBuck Creek Horse Camp · ~1.9 mi N · USFS
Open Silver Springs elsewhere
Other camps near Silver Springs
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Ranger Creek Campground~1.7 mi
- Pierce County~1.8 mi
- Basin Lake~5.1 mi
- Huckleberry Creek Dispersed Camping~5.5 mi
The unit that manages Silver Springs
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Silver Springs are set by Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Silver Springs
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 2026-08-20: $37 per night for a standard non-electric site in the 2026 season (May 15 to Sep 19). The same listing prices a premium site at $40, a standard double at $74, a premium double at $80 and the group picnic area at $60. Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie's own page publishes no camping amount and refers you to recreation.gov, so the rate here comes from the campground's recreation.gov listing; that page does state day use is $8 per vehicle or a Northwest Forest Pass. Source: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232298 and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/mbs/recreation/silver-springs-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 Silver Springs
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 — Silver Springs
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Dispersed camping tips →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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