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Snowberry Bowl
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.95951, -120.28972
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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 Snowberry Bowl
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,973 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Snowberry BowlNIFC · 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 Snowberry Bowl · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump3 mi
- ShShower3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- WWater7 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- AAir-up34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Snowberry Bowl
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,973 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.95951, -120.28972
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Snowberry Bowl · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townManson · ~8.3 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~7.3 mi
- FuelWatson's Resort Fuel · ~7.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~2.6 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~2.7 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~25.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicLake Chelan Community Hospital Clinics · ~15.1 mi
- HardwareLake Chelan Building Supply · ~8.2 mi
EV charging — from Snowberry Bowl · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.0 mi straight-line E — WCEH City of Pateros · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 3 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 240 within 100 · 453 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.4 mi — Entiat, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Entiat
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.2 mi — Wapato Point Resort, Manson, WA · Blink Network · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Harmony Meadows Tennis & Event Center - Tesla Destination, Manson, 5.5 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Mountain View Lodge & Resort, Manson, 8.2 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only · AFDC lists it “Free” - 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 333271 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Snowberry Bowl · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSnowberry Bowl · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPot Peak · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGrouse Mountain · ~2.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFields Point Landing · ~3.6 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Snowberry Bowl
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Grouse Mountain Springs~2.2 mi
- Grouse Mountain Campground~2.2 mi
- Chelan County~2.3 mi
- Windy Camp Campground~4.5 mi
The unit that manages Snowberry Bowl
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Snowberry Bowl are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Snowberry Bowl
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: $15 per night for a single site and $30 for a double, plus $5 per additional vehicle per night. Chelan Ranger District. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee/recreation/snowberry-bowl-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 Snowberry Bowl
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 — Snowberry Bowl
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →First-night troubleshooting →Getting unstuck →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 →