Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Wicky Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 46.09242, -121.53182
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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 Wicky Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,548 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Wicky ShelterNIFC · 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 Wicky Shelter · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- PPropane13 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- WWater17 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- ShShower26 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
- OOutfitter52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Wicky Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,548 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
46.09242, -121.53182
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Wicky Shelter · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMorrison Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGuler · ~6.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelAndy's Valley Services · ~6.6 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~23.4 mi
- Dump station~6.6 mi
- GroceriesThriftway (Harvest Market) · ~25.3 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~26.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicSkyline Hospital · ~25.7 mi
EV charging — from Wicky Shelter · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger26.1 mi straight-line S — City of Bingen Parking · FLO · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 321 within 100 · 652 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)26.2 mi — Hood River, OR - Anchor Way - Tesla Supercharger, Hood River
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.3 mi — White Salmon Fire Hall · OpConnect · 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 390649 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Wicky Shelter · Gifford Pinchot National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWicky Shelter · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGotchen Guard Station Rental · ~2.2 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMt. Adams Hc · ~2.6 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMorrison Creek Cg · ~2.7 mi N · USFS
Open Wicky Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near Wicky Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mt. Adams Hc~2.6 mi · fee
- Morrison Creek Cg~2.7 mi
- Trout Lake Creek Cg~4.6 mi · fee
- Mountain View Rec. Club~8.4 mi
The unit that manages Wicky Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Wicky Shelter are set by Gifford Pinchot National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Wicky Shelter
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Wicky Shelter
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 — Wicky Shelter
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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