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Acker Rock Lookout
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.05216, -122.64641
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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 Acker Rock Lookout
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,102 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Acker Rock LookoutNIFC · 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 Acker Rock Lookout · Umpqua National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery14 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- WWater26 mi
- ShShower27 mi
- EVEV fast charger27 mi
- DDump28 mi
- LLaundry29 mi
- MMechanic31 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- HHardware32 mi
- +Urgent care33 mi
- OOutfitter39 mi
- PPropane39 mi
- AAir-up48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 26-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 14 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 — Acker Rock Lookout
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,102 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.05216, -122.64641
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Acker Rock Lookout · Umpqua National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBuckeye Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townDrew · ~17.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~27.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationMazama Campground Dump Station · ~27.5 mi
- GroceriesUnion Creek Country Store · ~14.3 mi
EV charging — from Acker Rock Lookout · Umpqua National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger27.1 mi straight-line E — Pacific Power Diamond Lake (Diamond Lake, OR) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 21 within 50 · 103 within 100 · 188 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)33.5 mi — Electric Era Charging Station, Canyonville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO37.7 mi — WCEH Roseburg, Roseburg
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.9 mi — Umpqua's Last Resort, Idleyld Park, OR · FLO · J1772 · 4 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 466504 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Acker Rock Lookout · Umpqua National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomAcker Rock · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Umpqua Falls Picnic Area · ~1.9 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Umpqua Falls · ~2.1 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSkillet Creek · ~3.0 mi NE · USFS
Open Acker Rock Lookout elsewhere
Other camps near Acker Rock Lookout
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Buckhead Mountain~2.0 mi
- South Umpqua Falls~2.1 mi · fee
- Skillet Creek~3.0 mi
- Skookum Pond~3.8 mi
The unit that manages Acker Rock Lookout
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Acker Rock Lookout are set by Umpqua National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Acker Rock Lookout
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233322
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: hike (road/trail right there)
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 Acker Rock Lookout
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 — Acker Rock Lookout
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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