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Archie Knowles
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.02121, -123.80314
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Archie Knowles
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 116 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Archie KnowlesNIFC · 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 Archie Knowles · Siuslaw National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail2 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- WWater15 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- DDump16 mi
- PPropane28 mi
- AAir-up31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Archie Knowles
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
116 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.02121, -123.80314
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Archie Knowles · Siuslaw National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMapleton · ~3.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~2.7 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~27.5 mi
- Dump station~16.0 mi
- GroceriesRandy's Riverview Market · ~2.8 mi
- PharmacyBi-Mart · ~14.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicOregon Integrated Health · ~14.9 mi
- HardwarePro Lumber · ~14.9 mi
EV charging — from Archie Knowles · Siuslaw National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.4 mi straight-line W — WCEH Florence · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 41 within 50 · 103 within 100 · 319 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.9 mi — Fred Meyer - Tesla Supercharger, Florence
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.4 mi — Chevron Mapleton · LOOP · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · 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 73419 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Archie Knowles · Siuslaw National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletKentucky Falls · ~6.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSweet Creek Homestead · ~6.5 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhittaker Creek - Double Vault Cxt (Nw) · ~7.2 mi E · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletWhittaker Creek - Double Vault Cxt (Ne) · ~7.4 mi E · BLM
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Other camps near Archie Knowles
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- North Fork Siuslaw Campground~8.7 mi
- Siuslaw River Srma~10.6 mi
- Dry Lake Horse Camp~14.3 mi
- Lower Lake Creek Falls~14.9 mi
The unit that manages Archie Knowles
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Archie Knowles are set by Siuslaw National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Archie Knowles
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Archie Knowles
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 — Archie Knowles
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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