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Troublesome Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.89763, -121.40090
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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 Troublesome Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,311 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Troublesome 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 Troublesome Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
- PPropane26 mi
- DDump27 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Troublesome Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,311 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.89763, -121.40090
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Troublesome Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNorth Fork Skykomish River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townGalena · ~1.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.1 mi
- FuelSky Gas · ~13.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~27.1 mi
- Groceriesder Baring Store · ~9.5 mi
- PharmacySultan Pharmacy · ~19.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicSky River Natural Health Center · ~17.9 mi
- HardwareBarmon Lumber · ~18.1 mi
EV charging — from Troublesome Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.0 mi straight-line S — WCEH Skykomish · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 176 within 50 · 364 within 100 · 418 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)26.8 mi — Monroe, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Monroe
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.0 mi — WCEH Skykomish · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 65869 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Troublesome Creek · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTroublesome Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTroublesome Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSan Juan · ~1.7 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlanca Lake · ~4.3 mi E · USFS
Open Troublesome Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Troublesome Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- San Juan~1.7 mi · fee
- Monte Cristo~6.2 mi
- Monte Cristo~6.2 mi
- Dispersed camp #2 — Snohomish County, WA~6.3 mi
The unit that manages Troublesome Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Troublesome Creek are set by Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Troublesome 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.
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 Troublesome 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 — Troublesome Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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