Agency-listedUSFSFee
Bear Wallow Campground & Trailhead
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.18481, -118.75211
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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 Wallow Campground & Trailhead
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,892 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bear Wallow Campground & TrailheadNIFC · 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 Wallow Campground & Trailhead · Umatilla National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- FFuel21 mi
- WWater28 mi
- MMechanic28 mi
- DDump31 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- EVEV fast charger32 mi
- LLaundry33 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
- HHardware34 mi
- ShShower41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 28-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 32-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 Wallow Campground & Trailhead
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,892 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.18481, -118.75211
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Bear Wallow Campground & Trailhead · Umatilla National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townUkiah · ~9.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~21.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~9.4 mi
EV charging — from Bear Wallow Campground & Trailhead · Umatilla National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger31.9 mi straight-line N — Arrowhead Travel Plaza, Pendleton, OR (at a travel center) · NAYAX_ENERGY · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-01-13 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 12 within 50 · 52 within 100 · 145 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO33.5 mi — PENDLETON DCFC STATION 1, Pendleton
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)33.5 mi — PENDLETON STATION 2 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.49 per kWh +$1 connection (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 448688 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bear Wallow Campground & Trailhead · Umatilla National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBear Wallow Campground & Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLane Creek · ~0.8 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFrazier Campground & Butcher Knife Trailhead · ~5.7 mi E · USFS
- RestroomFour Corners Snowpark · ~7.1 mi E · USFS
Open Bear Wallow Campground & Trailhead elsewhere
Other camps near Bear Wallow Campground & Trailhead
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lane Creek~0.8 mi · fee
- Frazier Campground & Butcher Knife Trailhead~5.7 mi · fee
- Frog Heaven Forest Camp~7.5 mi
- Drift Fence~9.9 mi
The unit that manages Bear Wallow Campground & Trailhead
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bear Wallow Campground & Trailhead are set by Umatilla National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bear Wallow Campground & Trailhead
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 2026-08-21: $8 per night, single site, plus $5 per vehicle for any vehicle beyond the two-vehicle per site allowance; occupancy is capped at 8 people and 2 vehicles per site. The forest states campground fees are charged through November 15. Our record calls this Bear Wallow Campground & Trailhead; the forest page is titled Bear Wallow Creek Campground. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/umatilla/recreation/bear-wallow-creek-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 Bear Wallow Campground & Trailhead
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 Wallow Campground & Trailhead
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →