Early Winters
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), camping costs Single site: $15 per night; additional vehicle $5 per night, and it is open from April to November. Early Winters is a National Forest campground near Mazama, Washington.
First-come, first-served
- Managed by
- National Forest
Early Winters sits inside Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Methow Community Trail: The Methow Community Trail links the campground to Mazama for biking or walking; Cedar Creek Trail #476 and Driveway Butte Trail #481 are within 4 miles. (fs.usda.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Single site: $15 per night; additional vehicle $5 per night
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
On site: Toilets and potable water.
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 consecutive days at one location; 28 days per calendar year
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 2,195 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
- T-Mobile
- No coverage mapped
- Verizon
- 4G LTE
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.
48.5979, -120.4450 in Okanogan. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Early Winters is open from April to November , at 2,195 ft.
Sources: epqs.nationalmap.gov, accessed 2026-09-28; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
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Around Early Winters
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Patterson Lake, whose mapped center point is 13 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Patterson Lake fishing on fishypedia.com.
More campgrounds: camping near Mazama 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 (season, fee, notableFeature), accessed 2026-09-29
- fs.usda.gov (stayLimit), accessed 2026-09-29