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South Fork Bay
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 46.63570, -121.26480
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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 South Fork Bay
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,055 ft.
Fire & smoke — around South Fork BayNIFC · 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 South Fork Bay · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump4 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- WWater10 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- PPropane27 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
- MMechanic31 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- ShShower37 mi
- OOutfitter37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — South Fork Bay
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,055 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
46.63570, -121.26480
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around South Fork Bay · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.8 mi
- FuelKracker Barrel · ~5.9 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~27.2 mi
- Dump station~4.0 mi
- GroceriesTieton Sports & Country Store · ~13.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicSki Patrol Aid Room · ~23.0 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~19.3 mi
EV charging — from South Fork Bay · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.3 mi straight-line W — 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 35 within 50 · 399 within 100 · 649 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)32.6 mi — CCSCW DCFC 4, Yakima
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.3 mi — ESD PACKWOOD L2 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 South Fork Bay · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Fork Bay · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletClear Lake (North) · ~0.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletClear Lake Group Campground · ~0.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIndian Creek Recreation Area (Near Headwaters) · ~0.4 mi NE · USFS
Open South Fork Bay elsewhere
Other camps near South Fork Bay
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Clear Lake North Campground~0.3 mi · fee
- Indian Creek Recreation Area (Near Headwaters)~0.4 mi · fee
- Clear Lake (South)~0.5 mi · fee
- Indian Creek Campground (Near Silver Beach)~1.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages South Fork Bay
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at South Fork Bay are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — South Fork Bay
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: $8 per vehicle per night -- the forest page prices this one per vehicle, not per site. It is a dispersed camping area near Rimrock Lake with RV and tent sites. Caveat on identification: unlike the other camps in this batch, this page prints no latitude or longitude, so the match rests on the campground name, the Naches Ranger District, and directions (south side of Rimrock Lake, Tieton Road 1200 to Forest Road 1203) that fit our pin rather than on a coordinate check. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee/recreation/south-fork-bay-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 South Fork Bay
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 — South Fork Bay
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Camping with a dog →Reading your camp page →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 →