Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Texas Pond
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.36862, -121.58307
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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 Texas Pond
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around Texas PondNIFC · 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 Texas Pond · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- DDump8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- WWater16 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- +Urgent care31 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
- AAir-up34 mi
- PPropane34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Texas Pond
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
State
WA
Coordinates
48.36862, -121.58307
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Texas Pond · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureTexas Pond (water) · nearby
- Nearest townMansford · ~5.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~7.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~8.1 mi
- GroceriesDarrington IGA · ~7.8 mi
- PharmacyDarrington Pharmacy · ~7.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicCascade Valley Hospital · ~27.6 mi
- HardwareDarrington Hardware · ~7.8 mi
EV charging — from Texas Pond · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger26.0 mi straight-line NE — 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 · 92 within 50 · 311 within 100 · 401 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)29.6 mi — Electric Era Charging Station, Arlington
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.6 mi — Two Rivers Casino and Smoke shop, 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 Texas Pond · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTexas Pond · at this camp · USFS
- Portable toiletSauk Boat Launch · ~2.2 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomNorth Mountain · ~3.6 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomDarrington Ranger Station · ~7.5 mi S · USFS
Open Texas Pond elsewhere
Other camps near Texas Pond
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Little Park Creek~9.8 mi
- Clear Creek Campground~10.3 mi · fee
- French Creek~11.3 mi
- Bridge Creek~12.5 mi
The unit that manages Texas Pond
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Texas Pond are set by Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Texas Pond
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
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 Texas Pond
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 — Texas Pond
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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