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USFS dispersed camp #3 — Whatcom County, WA
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · Whatcom County, WA · 48.73312, -121.84186
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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 USFS dispersed camp #3 — Whatcom County, WA
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,528 ft.
Fire & smoke — around USFS dispersed camp #3 — Whatcom County, WANIFC · 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 USFS dispersed camp #3 — Whatcom County, WA · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater9 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- DDump15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- PPropane17 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 14 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 — USFS dispersed camp #3 — Whatcom County, WA
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,528 ft
County
Whatcom County, WA
Coordinates
48.73312, -121.84186
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Getting in
Park at Park Butte Trailhead · ~2.26 mi in a straight line (trail will be longer)
Nearby & resupply — around USFS dispersed camp #3 — Whatcom County, WA · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMazama Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townGlacier · ~11.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.7 mi
- FuelShell · ~14.1 mi
- Propane / LPGLinde Welding Gas & Equipment Center · ~28.6 mi
- Dump station~15.2 mi
- GroceriesConcrete Market Fresh · ~13.8 mi
- PharmacySea Mar Pharmacy · ~14.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicPeaceHealth United General Medical Center · ~25.7 mi
- HardwareBuilders Alliance · ~27.6 mi
EV charging — from USFS dispersed camp #3 — Whatcom County, WA · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.1 mi straight-line SW — Sedro Woolley ROW (at a public site) · RED_E · CHAdeMO, CCS · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 50 within 50 · 249 within 100 · 366 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)27.4 mi — Burlington, WA - Old Highway 99 North - Tesla Supercharger, Burlington
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.1 mi — Town of Concrete - Park and Ride (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-08-12 · 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 456455 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around USFS dispersed camp #3 — Whatcom County, WA · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPark Butte · ~2.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHeliotrope · ~5.4 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlue Lake/Dock Butte · ~6.1 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBoulder Creek · ~6.9 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near USFS dispersed camp #3 — Whatcom County, WA
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cathedral Camp~0.4 mi
- Sandy Camp~0.5 mi
- USFS dispersed camp #2 — Whatcom County, WA~0.7 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — Whatcom County, WA~0.8 mi
The unit that manages USFS dispersed camp #3 — Whatcom County, WA
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at USFS dispersed camp #3 — Whatcom County, WA are set by Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — USFS dispersed camp #3 — Whatcom County, WA
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: hike (road/trail right there)
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 USFS dispersed camp #3 — Whatcom County, WA
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 — USFS dispersed camp #3 — Whatcom County, WA
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →How to read this page →All field notes →
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