Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Bessie Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 42.75601, -122.29402
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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 Bessie Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,964 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bessie ShelterNIFC · 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 Bessie Shelter · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- WWater10 mi
- DDump10 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- MMechanic28 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- ShShower29 mi
- OOutfitter38 mi
- PPropane40 mi
- AAir-up40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Bessie Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,964 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
42.75601, -122.29402
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Bessie Shelter · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBessie Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townProspect · ~9.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~10.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationMazama Campground Dump Station · ~10.1 mi
- GroceriesProspect Store · ~10.0 mi
- HardwareShady Cove Hardware · ~28.5 mi
EV charging — from Bessie Shelter · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.2 mi straight-line SE — CHILOQUIN EV CHI EVCS LVL 3 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 32 within 50 · 85 within 100 · 168 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)32.7 mi — Chemult, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Chemult
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.0 mi — STORE STORE, Fort Klamath, OR · 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 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 358493 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bessie Shelter · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletImnaha Campground · ~4.1 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower South Fork Campground · ~7.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSevenmile Marsh · ~8.4 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSevenmile Equestrian · ~8.7 mi E · USFS
Open Bessie Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near Bessie Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Imnaha Campground~4.1 mi · fee
- Lower South Fork Campground~7.9 mi · fee
- Huckleberry City Campground~8.5 mi
- Medco Pond Dispersed Camping~8.7 mi
The unit that manages Bessie Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bessie Shelter are set by Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bessie Shelter
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 Bessie Shelter
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 — Bessie Shelter
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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