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Tumwater
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.67811, -120.73211
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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 Tumwater
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,687 ft.
Fire & smoke — around TumwaterNIFC · 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 Tumwater · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- WWater6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- DDump7 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- PPropane59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Tumwater
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,687 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.67811, -120.73211
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Tumwater · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLeavenworth · ~6.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~6.5 mi
- FuelColes Corner Gas · ~5.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~6.8 mi
- GroceriesColes Corner Market · ~5.4 mi
- PharmacySafeway · ~6.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicConfluence Health | Cashmere Clinic · ~16.5 mi
- HardwarePlain Hardware · ~6.5 mi
EV charging — from Tumwater · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.3 mi straight-line N — 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 reach8 within 25 mi · 32 within 50 · 321 within 100 · 456 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS6.5 mi — WCEH Leavenworth, Leavenworth
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO6.5 mi — WCEH Leavenworth, Leavenworth
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.6 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
- 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 Tumwater · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomTumwater · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChiwaukum Creek · ~0.8 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSwiftwater · ~1.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLeavenworth Ski Hill · ~5.3 mi SE · USFS
Open Tumwater elsewhere
Other camps near Tumwater
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Johnny Creek Campground (Lower)~6.8 mi · fee
- Ida Creek~7.3 mi · fee
- Bridge Creek~8.2 mi · fee
- Nason Creek~8.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Tumwater
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Tumwater are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Tumwater
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Tumwater
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 — Tumwater
What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Fire rules & restrictions →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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