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Swauk Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.32810, -120.66183
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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 Swauk Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,149 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Swauk CampgroundNIFC · 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 Swauk Campground · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery3 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- DDump14 mi
- WWater14 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- AAir-up16 mi
- PPropane41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Swauk Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,149 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.32810, -120.66183
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Swauk Campground · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCashmere · ~16.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelStorey’s Service · ~15.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~14.4 mi
- GroceriesGeneral Store · ~3.1 mi
- PharmacyCle Elum Drug · ~15.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicKVH Urgent Care · ~16.0 mi
- HardwareBryon's Firewood · ~10.8 mi
EV charging — from Swauk Campground · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.8 mi straight-line SW — Cle Elum, WA - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach22 within 25 mi · 30 within 50 · 319 within 100 · 511 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS17.8 mi — WCEH Wenatchee, Wenatchee
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO17.8 mi — WCEH Wenatchee, Wenatchee
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.9 mi — Cle Elum 1: 111 N Harris Ave · EV Connect · J1772 · 2 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 — Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort - Tesla Destination, Leavenworth, 15.5 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 116820 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Swauk Campground · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSwauk Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Portable toiletSwauk Sno-Park · at this camp · USFS
- Portable toiletPipe Creek Sno-Park · ~2.3 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMineral Springs · ~3.2 mi SW · USFS
Open Swauk Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Swauk Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mineral Springs~3.2 mi · fee
- Liberty Campground~5.8 mi
- Ken Wilcox~6.1 mi · fee
- North Fork Teanaway River Dispersed Camping~9.4 mi
The unit that manages Swauk Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Swauk Campground are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Swauk Campground
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: $24 per night for a single site and $40 for a double. Pay on site by Scan and Pay in the Recreation.gov app. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee/recreation/swauk-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 Swauk Campground
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 — Swauk Campground
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