Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Swallow Caves Dispersed Camping
Drive-up · public land · WA · 47.84181, -120.66472
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Ask about this camp →A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. 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 Swallow Caves Dispersed Camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,127 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Swallow Caves Dispersed CampingNIFC · 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 Swallow Caves Dispersed Camping · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- OOutfitter3 mi
- DDump3 mi
- ShShower3 mi
- WWater3 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- AAir-up30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Swallow Caves Dispersed Camping
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
2,127 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.84181, -120.66472
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Swallow Caves Dispersed Camping · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.4 mi
- FuelFuel · ~2.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationTrailer Dump Area · ~3.3 mi
- GroceriesMidway Grocery · ~2.6 mi
- PharmacySafeway · ~16.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicConfluence Health | Cashmere Clinic · ~24.0 mi
- HardwarePlain Hardware · ~5.8 mi
EV charging — from Swallow Caves Dispersed Camping · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.9 mi straight-line SW — Leavenworth, WA - US-2 - Tesla Supercharger (at a rest stop) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 25 within 50 · 318 within 100 · 434 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS16.9 mi — Albertsons Safeway 1589 (Leavenworth, WA), Leavenworth
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO17.0 mi — WCEH Leavenworth, Leavenworth
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.8 mi — 59er Diner, Leavenworth, WA (at a restaurant) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-01-09 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Mountain Springs Lodge - Tesla Destination, Leavenworth, 5.2 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas 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 316903 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Swallow Caves Dispersed Camping · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAlder Ridge · ~0.7 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGoose Creek · ~0.7 mi E · USFS
- Portable toiletFish Lake Sno-Park · ~1.3 mi W · USFS
- Portable toiletChiwawa Sno-Park · ~2.2 mi SW · USFS
Open Swallow Caves Dispersed Camping elsewhere
Other camps near Swallow Caves Dispersed Camping
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Alder Creek Horse Camp~0.7 mi
- Goose Creek~0.7 mi · fee
- Meadow Creek Campground~2.3 mi
- Chelan County~2.3 mi
The unit that manages Swallow Caves Dispersed Camping
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Swallow Caves Dispersed Camping are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Swallow Caves Dispersed Camping
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
Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.
What we don’t know about Swallow Caves Dispersed Camping
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 — Swallow Caves Dispersed Camping
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