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Spider Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.40848, -123.43227
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Spider Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,272 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Spider LakeNIFC · 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 Spider Lake · Olympic National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery12 mi
- DDump13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- AAir-up14 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- WWater22 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- PPropane28 mi
- EVEV fast charger34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 22-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 12 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 34-mi run (and back).
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 — Spider Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,272 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.40848, -123.43227
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Spider Lake · Olympic National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSpider Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townGrisdale · ~9.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~19.9 mi
- Propane / LPGFerrellgas · ~13.5 mi
- Dump station~13.2 mi
- GroceriesMatlock General Store · ~11.8 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~18.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicPlanned Parenthood · ~19.1 mi
- HardwareHoodsport Ace and Lumber · ~13.5 mi
EV charging — from Spider Lake · Olympic National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger34.2 mi straight-line SE — Cafaro TARGET PLACE PLAZA (OLYMPIA, WA) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 77 within 50 · 347 within 100 · 555 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)34.8 mi — Aberdeen, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Aberdeen
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.2 mi — Mason County PUD, Shelton, WA · Blink Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Lake Quinault Lodge, Quinault, 20.0 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 164163 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Spider Lake · Olympic National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomSpider Lake · ~0.5 mi N · USFS
- RestroomChurch Creek Shelter · ~3.6 mi N · USFS
- RestroomChurch Creek (West) · ~4.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower South Fork Skokomish (Road 2353) · ~4.9 mi E · USFS
Open Spider Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Spider Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pine Lake~2.7 mi
- Church Creek Shelter~3.7 mi
- Laney Camp~4.5 mi
- Harps Shelter~4.7 mi
The unit that manages Spider Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Spider Lake are set by Olympic National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Spider Lake
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Spider Lake
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 — Spider Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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