Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Telford Recreation Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · WA · 47.71555, -118.37687
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Telford Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,357 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Telford Recreation AreaNIFC · 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 Telford Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- DDump14 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- RxPharmacy30 mi
- ShShower34 mi
- OOutfitter34 mi
- PPropane44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Telford Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
2,357 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.71555, -118.37687
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Telford Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townTelford · ~2.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.7 mi
- FuelGas · ~7.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~13.8 mi
- GroceriesMini Market · ~7.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicLincoln Hospital · ~11.5 mi
EV charging — from Telford Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.4 mi straight-line N — Avista - Two Rivers Resort DCFC, Davenport, WA · FLO · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 34 within 50 · 82 within 100 · 165 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.7 mi — Sprague, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Sprague
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.4 mi — Lincoln County Museum, Davenport, WA (at a museum) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-01-09 · 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 420193 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Telford Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaTelford · ~1.7 mi SW
- RestroomBLDG HC Vault Toilet, Boat Launch · ~7.2 mi N · NPS
- RestroomBLDG HC Vault Toilet, Boat Launch #1701 · ~7.2 mi N · NPS
- RestroomBLDG HC Vault Toilet, Campground 1 #1702 · ~7.3 mi N · NPS
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How we know this — Telford Recreation Area
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Telford Recreation Area
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 — Telford Recreation Area
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Stay limits →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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