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Dispersed camp #18, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.38795, -119.90084
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USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Dispersed camp #18, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,901 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Dispersed camp #18, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, WashingtonNIFC · 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 Dispersed camp #18, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- DDump14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- WWater14 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- PPropane30 mi
- +Urgent care31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Dispersed camp #18, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,901 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.38795, -119.90084
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Dispersed camp #18, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureFrazer Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townOlema · ~8.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPacific Pride · ~9.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~13.6 mi
- GroceriesHank's Market · ~10.2 mi
- PharmacyUlrich's Pharmacy · ~10.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicMid Valley Hospital · ~16.3 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~20.5 mi
EV charging — from Dispersed camp #18, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.2 mi straight-line W — Twisp Works · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 40 within 100 · 399 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)50.6 mi — Entiat, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Entiat
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.2 mi — Twisp Works · 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 352607 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Dispersed camp #18, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Summit · ~0.4 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Summit Sno-Park · ~0.6 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLoup Loup · ~0.6 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Summit Horse Camp · ~0.7 mi NE · USFS
Open Dispersed camp #18, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington elsewhere
Other camps near Dispersed camp #18, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Loup Loup~0.6 mi · fee
- North Summit Horse Camp~0.7 mi · fee
- Wagon Camp~12.1 mi
- Okanogan County~14.4 mi
The unit that manages Dispersed camp #18, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dispersed camp #18, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Dispersed camp #18, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington
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 Dispersed camp #18, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington
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 — Dispersed camp #18, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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