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Big Pool
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.49294, -121.98286
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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 Big Pool
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,601 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big PoolNIFC · 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 Big Pool · Willamette National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower5 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- WWater9 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- PPropane17 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- AAir-up25 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- MMechanic33 mi
- DDump36 mi
- LLaundry43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Big Pool
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,601 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.49294, -121.98286
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Big Pool · Willamette National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townIdanha · ~15.2 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~16.9 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~16.9 mi
- GroceriesCrockett Lodge · ~8.2 mi
- PharmacyBi-Mart · ~25.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicBLYC Clinic · ~10.2 mi
- HardwareHoyt's Hardware & Building Supply · ~25.3 mi
EV charging — from Big Pool · Willamette National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.8 mi straight-line NW — WCEH Detroit · 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 35 within 50 · 253 within 100 · 323 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.8 mi — Detroit Lake, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Detroit
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.8 mi — WCEH Detroit · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 332771 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Pool · Willamette National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Pool · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Meadows · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Meadows Loop (North) · ~1.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDuffy Lake · ~1.6 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Big Pool
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp — Linn County, OR~4.8 mi
- Lost Lake~5.6 mi · fee
- Lost Lake Campground~5.6 mi
- Lost Prairie~7.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Big Pool
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Pool are set by Willamette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Big Pool
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 2026-08-20: $90 per night -- this is a GROUP site (Big Pool Group Campground) holding up to 30 people, not a single site. recreation.gov's 2026 season (Jun 1 to Sep 19) lists the same $90. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/willamette/recreation/big-pool-group-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 Big Pool
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 — Big Pool
What “dispersed” means here →The town run →Dumping grey & black →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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