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Bear Springs
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.11673, -121.53167
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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 Bear Springs
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,067 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bear SpringsNIFC · 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 Bear Springs · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater9 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- RxPharmacy38 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
- PPropane40 mi
- DDump41 mi
- ShShower41 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 — Bear Springs
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,067 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.11673, -121.53167
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Bear Springs · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPine Grove · ~8.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.2 mi
- FuelChevron · ~12.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesFood Mart · ~12.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicWarm Springs Health and Wellness Center · ~28.1 mi
- HardwareWamic Hardware Store · ~14.9 mi
EV charging — from Bear Springs · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.3 mi straight-line NW — 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 32 within 50 · 238 within 100 · 425 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)37.6 mi — The Dalles, OR - Tesla Supercharger, The Dalles
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.2 mi — Mt. Hood Meadows Main Base Parking Lot · 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 Bear Springs · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBear Springs · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMccubbins Overflow · ~1.6 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMccubbins Gulch · ~1.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKeeps Mill · ~2.7 mi N · USFS
Open Bear Springs elsewhere
Other camps near Bear Springs
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mccubbins Overflow~1.6 mi · fee
- Mccubbins Gulch~1.9 mi · fee
- Keeps Mill~2.7 mi · fee
- Clear Creek Crossing~3.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Bear Springs
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bear Springs are set by Mt. Hood National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bear Springs
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: the agency's two channels disagree sharply here and the cheaper one is what you actually pay to reserve: recreation.gov charges $21 per night for a single standard non-electric site for its 2026 peak season (May 16 to Sep 21), while Mt. Hood's own page says $30 per night for a single site. The group prices split the same way -- the forest page says $90 per night for the group site, recreation.gov lists group loops A/B/C and D at $78 each and a group shelter at $75. Extra vehicles are $8 per night. Budget $30 if paying onsite and expect $21 if reserving. Note also that the forest publishes only a page titled Bear Springs GROUP Campground while recreation.gov calls the same facility Bear Springs Campground -- its coordinates are 0.003 mi from our pin and the forest page's are 0.001 mi, so it is one place under two names, not two camps. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/mthood/recreation/bear-springs-group-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234720.
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 Bear Springs
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 — Bear Springs
What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Fire rules & restrictions →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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