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Sulphur Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.24846, -121.19456
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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 Sulphur Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,554 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sulphur CreekNIFC · 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 Sulphur Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel19 mi
- GGrocery19 mi
- WWater19 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- @Mail20 mi
- DDump25 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- EVEV fast charger30 mi
- OOutfitter34 mi
- +Urgent care38 mi
- AAir-up45 mi
- PPropane45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 19 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 — Sulphur Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,554 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.24846, -121.19456
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Sulphur Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSuiattle River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townBedal · ~13.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~18.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~24.6 mi
- GroceriesMountain Loop Country Store · ~18.7 mi
- PharmacyDarrington Pharmacy · ~19.1 mi
- HardwareDarrington Hardware · ~19.2 mi
EV charging — from Sulphur Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger29.5 mi straight-line N — WCEH Seattle City Light, Newhalem, WA · EVCS · 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 30 within 50 · 317 within 100 · 398 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)40.0 mi — Leavenworth, WA - US-2 - Tesla Supercharger, Leavenworth
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.2 mi — Recreation Center Parking Lot, Darrington, WA · FLO · J1772 · 4 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 333299 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sulphur Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSulphur Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSuiattle · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDowney Creek · ~1.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGreen Mountain · ~5.8 mi SE · USFS
Open Sulphur Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Sulphur Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dispersed camp #7 — Snohomish County, WA~6.4 mi
- Buck Creek Campground~6.5 mi
- Dispersed camp #6 — Snohomish County, WA~9.0 mi
- White Rock Lakes Camp~9.1 mi
The unit that manages Sulphur Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sulphur Creek are set by Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sulphur Creek
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 2026-08-29: $27 per night, standard single site -- the forest's own page defers to recreation.gov for the rate. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/mbs/recreation/sulphur-creek-campground ; https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233863.
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 Sulphur Creek
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 — Sulphur Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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