Crater Creek Campground
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping costs Single Site: $10 per night. Crater Creek Campground is a National Forest campground near Carlton, Washington.
First-come, first-served
- Managed by
- National Forest
Crater Creek Campground sits inside Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Crater Creek Trailhead: Camp spots beside the trailhead, with hitch rails and a loading ramp, give access to Eagle Lakes #431, Crater Creek #416 and Martin Lakes #429 trails. (fs.usda.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets. No potable water.
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 consecutive days; 28 days total per calendar year
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 4,740 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.2 mi away, 5G about 0.3 mi away
- T-Mobile
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE and 5G mapped about 0.2 mi away
- Verizon
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.3 mi away
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, data as of December 31, 2025
Outdoor coverage each carrier reports to the FCC at this campground's map point, and the nearest mapped coverage within about half a mile. The FCC map only includes 4G LTE at 5/1 Mbps or better and 5G; a weaker signal, a text, or an emergency call may still get through, but don't count on it. These are carrier predictions, not measurements, and can be wrong either way: real service in canyons, under trees, and inside a tent or vehicle is often weaker. 5G speeds are the FCC's 7/1 and 35/3 Mbps tiers. This product uses the FCC Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the FCC.
48.2203, -120.2673 in Okanogan. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Around Crater Creek Campground
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Lake Chelan, whose mapped center point is 14 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Lake Chelan fishing on fishypedia.com.
Lake Chelan's mapped center point is 28 miles from Crater Creek Campground in a straight line. Current water level: Lake Chelan water level on reservoirfinder.com.
More campgrounds: camping near Carlton and campgrounds in Okanogan.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-28
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
- fs.usda.gov (stayLimit), accessed 2026-09-29
- fs.usda.gov (notableFeature, fee, water, toilets), accessed 2026-09-29