Agency-listedUSFSFree
Wapaloosie Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.66338, -118.43984
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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 Wapaloosie Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,999 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Wapaloosie CampgroundNIFC · 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 Wapaloosie Campground · Colville National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump11 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- PPropane46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 11 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Water. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Wapaloosie Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,999 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.66338, -118.43984
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Wapaloosie Campground · Colville National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townTorboy · ~10.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~17.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~10.8 mi
- GroceriesBlack Beach Resort Store · ~11.3 mi
- PharmacyRepublic Drug Store · ~13.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicFerry County Memorial Hospital · ~13.3 mi
- HardwareHome Hardware · ~25.3 mi
EV charging — from Wapaloosie Campground · Colville National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.3 mi straight-line W — Old Republic (at a public site) · RED_E · 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 55 within 100 · 91 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)81.7 mi — Coulee City, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Coulee City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.3 mi — Old Republic (at a public site) · RED_E · 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 456460 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Wapaloosie Campground · Colville National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWapaloosie · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJungle Hill · ~2.0 mi S · USFS
- Portable toiletAlbian Hill · ~2.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOld Stage · ~3.2 mi N · USFS
Open Wapaloosie Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Wapaloosie Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Jungle Hill~2.0 mi
- Sherman Overlook~4.2 mi · fee
- Lambert Creek~5.9 mi
- Trout Lake~9.5 mi
The unit that manages Wapaloosie Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Wapaloosie Campground are set by Colville National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Wapaloosie Campground
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: drive (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 Wapaloosie Campground
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 — Wapaloosie Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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