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West Sullivan
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 48.83923, -117.28669
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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 West Sullivan
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,606 ft.
Fire & smoke — around West SullivanNIFC · 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 West Sullivan · Colville National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- DDump26 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- +Urgent care34 mi
- MMechanic35 mi
- OOutfitter35 mi
- ShShower39 mi
- WWater41 mi
- RxPharmacy47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 41-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. 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 — West Sullivan
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,606 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
48.83923, -117.28669
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around West Sullivan · Colville National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureOutlet Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPend Oreille Village · ~4.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~25.9 mi
- GroceriesThe Falls Market · ~4.2 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~22.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicKootenay Boundary Regional Hospital · ~26.2 mi
- HardwareNorthport Hardware · ~23.0 mi
EV charging — from West Sullivan · Colville National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.0 mi straight-line SW — Tiger Historical Museum, Cusick, WA (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 reach1 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 48 within 100 · 80 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)80.9 mi — Liberty Lake, WA - Tesla Supercharger, Liberty Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.1 mi — Metaline Falls Visitor Center · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 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 456457 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around West Sullivan · Colville National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWest Sullivan · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEast Sullivan · ~0.3 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLakeshore North · ~0.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSullivan Lake Group · ~0.4 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near West Sullivan
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- East Sullivan~0.3 mi · fee
- Sullivan Lake Group~0.4 mi · fee
- Sullivan Creek 1~0.5 mi
- Mill Pond~1.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages West Sullivan
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at West Sullivan are set by Colville National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — West Sullivan
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 2026-08-29: $31 per night, single site; $60 group site. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/colville/recreation/west-sullivan-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 West Sullivan
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 — West Sullivan
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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