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Bald Knob Lookout
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 42.69356, -124.03986
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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 Bald Knob Lookout
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,628 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bald Knob 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 Bald Knob Lookout · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump4 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- WWater19 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- FFuel24 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- HHardware24 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
- AAir-up34 mi
- +Urgent care34 mi
- PPropane40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 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 — Bald Knob Lookout
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,628 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
42.69356, -124.03986
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Bald Knob Lookout · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~23.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~4.2 mi
- GroceriesPowers Market · ~13.0 mi
- PharmacySempert's Drug · ~26.1 mi
- HardwareGold Beach Lumber · ~23.6 mi
EV charging — from Bald Knob Lookout · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.5 mi straight-line W — WCEH Port Orford · 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 17 within 50 · 66 within 100 · 139 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)34.7 mi — Bandon, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Bandon
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)23.5 mi — WCEH Port Orford · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Shoreline Inn and Suites - Tesla Destination, Port Orford, 23.3 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 77348 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bald Knob Lookout · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBald Knob · ~0.6 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDaphne Grove · ~2.9 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRogue River Floater/Hiker Campsites · ~3.9 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomFoster Bar Campground · ~4.1 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near Bald Knob Lookout
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Rock Creek~1.4 mi · fee
- Island~2.0 mi · fee
- Daphne Grove~3.0 mi · fee
- Sru Lake~3.1 mi
The unit that manages Bald Knob Lookout
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bald Knob Lookout are set by Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bald Knob Lookout
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: drive (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 Bald Knob 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 — Bald Knob Lookout
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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