Poison Creek
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping is free. Poison Creek is a National Forest campground near Methow, Washington.
Closed First-come, first-served
- Managed by
- National Forest
Poison Creek sits inside Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Free
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-28
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets. No potable water.
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 5,603 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE; 5G mapped 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.
48.0754, -120.1951 in Chelan. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Current conditions
Closed Agency notice, as of 2026-09-29: Closed, per the Forest Service EDW record.
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Around Poison Creek
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Lake Chelan, whose mapped center point is 7.6 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Lake Chelan fishing on fishypedia.com.
Lake Chelan's mapped center point is 18 miles from Poison Creek in a straight line. Current water level: Lake Chelan water level on reservoirfinder.com.
Other lakes within 15 miles: Antilon (Lower) fishing (7.7 miles) , Dry Lake fishing (11 miles) , Roses Lake fishing (12 miles) , and Alta Lake fishing (12 miles) , each with its stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Public land within 15 miles: Twenty-Five Mile Creek State Park (7.1 miles to its center) , Alta Lake State Park (12 miles to its center) , and Lake Chelan State Park (14 miles to its center) ; publiclandsdb.com has each unit's camping rules and boundary.
Reservable Twenty-Five Mile Creek State Park First-come Antilon Lake First-come South Navarre More campgrounds: camping near Methow and campgrounds in Chelan.
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
- apps.fs.usda.gov (closure), accessed 2026-09-29