Agency-listedUSFSFee
Alpine
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.32199, -121.70390
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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 Alpine
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,430 ft.
Fire & smoke — around AlpineNIFC · 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 Alpine · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- OOutfitter2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- ShShower26 mi
- RxPharmacy27 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- DDump27 mi
- PPropane27 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Alpine
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,430 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.32199, -121.70390
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Alpine · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGovernment Camp · ~2.7 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.7 mi
- FuelChevron · ~2.5 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~27.3 mi
- Dump stationStevenson Trailer Sewage Dump Station · ~27.2 mi
- GroceriesSummit Chevron · ~2.5 mi
- PharmacyWind River Pharmacy · ~27.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicSandy Health Center · ~27.3 mi
- HardwareMcIsaac's Hardware Store · ~14.6 mi
EV charging — from Alpine · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger3.6 mi straight-line SW — WCEH Government Camp · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 88 within 50 · 250 within 100 · 475 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)25.5 mi — Thunder Island Brewing - Charli Charging, Cascade Locks
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)0.6 mi — Timberline, Government Camp, OR · FLO · J1772 · 6 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 73444 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Alpine · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAlpine · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomTimberline Lodge Resort Hotel · ~0.7 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhite River West · ~1.9 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomWhite River Bsa · ~2.0 mi SE · USFS
Open Alpine elsewhere
Other camps near Alpine
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Still Creek~2.1 mi · fee
- Trillium Lake~3.9 mi · fee
- Tilly Jane~6.2 mi · fee
- Frog Lake~6.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Alpine
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Alpine are set by Mt. Hood National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Alpine
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-22: $25 per night, single site, plus $8 per vehicle per night for an extra vehicle. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/mthood/recreation/alpine-campground.
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 Alpine
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 — Alpine
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading your camp page →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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