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War Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.36721, -120.39862
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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 War Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,437 ft.
Fire & smoke — around War Creek 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 War Creek Campground · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- WWater12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- DDump14 mi
- +Urgent care40 mi
- PPropane50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — War Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,437 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.36721, -120.39862
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around War Creek Campground · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWinthrop · ~12.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~12.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~14.2 mi
- GroceriesPardner's Mini Market · ~12.4 mi
- PharmacyUlrich's Pharmacy · ~12.9 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~12.4 mi
EV charging — from War Creek Campground · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.4 mi straight-line NE — Methow Valley Thriftway, Winthrop, WA (at a public site) · RED_E · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 178 within 100 · 409 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)45.1 mi — Leavenworth, WA - US-2 - Tesla Supercharger, Leavenworth
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.9 mi — Sun Mountain Lodge, Winthrop, WA · FLO · J1772 · 3 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 456456 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around War Creek Campground · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWar Creek Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWar Creek Trailhead · ~1.0 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEagle Creek (Oval) · ~1.1 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTwisp River Sno-Park And Trailhead · ~2.3 mi SE · USFS
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Other camps near War Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mystery~4.1 mi · fee
- Poplar Flat~5.9 mi · fee
- Blackpine Lake Campground~6.9 mi · fee
- Twisp River Horse Camp~7.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages War Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at War Creek Campground are set by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — War Creek Campground
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. | Fee 2026-08-22: $15 per night, single site; additional vehicle $5 per vehicle per night. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/okanogan-wenatchee/recreation/war-creek-campground.
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 War Creek 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 — War Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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