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Big Elk Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.54381, -123.72250
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 215 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
- ShShower7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- WWater16 mi
- DDump17 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- PPropane22 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 11 mi out.
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
215 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.54381, -123.72250
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLittle Wolf Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townHarlan · ~1.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSafeway · ~20.4 mi
- Propane / LPGFerrellgas · ~22.5 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~17.2 mi
- GroceriesJC Thriftway Toledo · ~11.7 mi
- PharmacyPhilomath Pharmacy · ~17.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicSamaritan Pacific Communities Hospital · ~17.6 mi
- HardwareDo it Best · ~12.3 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomBig Elk · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMarys Peak Campground · ~8.3 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMeadow Edge · ~8.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMarys Peak Observation Site / Trailhead · ~8.8 mi E · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Marys Peak Campground~8.3 mi
- River Edge Group Campground~12.1 mi
- Blackberry Campground~13.1 mi
- Upper Lake Creek Dispersed Camping~23.6 mi
How we know this
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)
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 →