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Big Creek Meadows Campground & Trailhead
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.00961, -118.61821
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on U.S. Forest Service land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,051 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- WWater23 mi
- FFuel27 mi
- ShShower28 mi
- MMechanic31 mi
- +Urgent care33 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
- HHardware34 mi
- DDump41 mi
- LLaundry44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 23-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 16 mi out.
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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,051 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.00961, -118.61821
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBig Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townDale · ~16.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~27.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesDale Store · ~16.2 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Creek Meadows Campground & Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWinom Creek Campground & Tower Loop Trailhead · ~1.0 mi W · USFS
- RestroomForks · ~2.4 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomPacksaddle/Christensen · ~5.7 mi E · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Drift Fence~13.3 mi
- Frog Heaven Forest Camp~14.1 mi
- Bridge Creek Wildlife Area - primitive camping along the public access road~15.1 mi
- Tollbridge Campground~15.5 mi
The unit that manages this camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely until someone does.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →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 →