Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Azalea Lake Camping Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 42.70167, -123.93946
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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 Azalea Lake Camping Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 665 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Azalea Lake Camping AreaNIFC · 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 Azalea Lake Camping Area · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump7 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- WWater24 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- FFuel26 mi
- HHardware26 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
- RxPharmacy27 mi
- EVEV fast charger28 mi
- OOutfitter31 mi
- AAir-up35 mi
- +Urgent care35 mi
- PPropane36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 24-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 — Azalea Lake Camping Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
665 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
42.70167, -123.93946
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Azalea Lake Camping Area · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureParadise Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townIllahe · ~7.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~26.6 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~30.2 mi
- Dump station~7.4 mi
- GroceriesPowers Market · ~14.1 mi
- PharmacySempert's Drug · ~27.1 mi
EV charging — from Azalea Lake Camping Area · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger27.6 mi straight-line E — WCEH Wolf Creek · 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 19 within 50 · 67 within 100 · 140 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.5 mi — Grants Pass, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Grants Pass
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)27.6 mi — WCEH Wolf Creek · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 65858 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Azalea Lake Camping Area · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRogue River Floater/Hiker Campsites · ~2.5 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet Accross From Camping Units · ~3.4 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet Closest To Parking Lot · ~3.5 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletBald Knob · ~4.5 mi W · USFS
Open Azalea Lake Camping Area elsewhere
Other camps near Azalea Lake Camping Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Rogue River Floater/Hiker Campsites~2.5 mi
- Mule Creek Trail~3.4 mi
- Sru Lake~3.9 mi
- Peacock~4.3 mi
The unit that manages Azalea Lake Camping Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Azalea Lake Camping Area are set by Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Azalea Lake Camping Area
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Azalea Lake Camping Area
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 — Azalea Lake Camping Area
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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