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Big River Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.81669, -121.49797
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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 River Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,171 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big River CampgroundNIFC · 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 River Campground · Deschutes National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- OOutfitter5 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- ShShower7 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- DDump17 mi
- PPropane17 mi
- AAir-up17 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 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 River Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,171 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.81669, -121.49797
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Big River Campground · Deschutes National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureDeschutes River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townThree Rivers · ~1.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.0 mi
- FuelShell · ~4.7 mi
- Propane / LPGTumalo Country Store · ~24.4 mi
- Dump station~16.6 mi
- GroceriesSunriver Country Store · ~4.9 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~9.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicB-Line Clinic · ~17.8 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~17.1 mi
EV charging — from Big River Campground · Deschutes National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.6 mi straight-line S — 52530 US-97, La Pine, OR · EV Connect · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach14 within 25 mi · 23 within 50 · 75 within 100 · 314 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.8 mi — Bend, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Bend
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.8 mi — LODGE EV STATION 1, Sunriver, OR · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 351518 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big River Campground · Deschutes National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig River · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBesson · ~4.8 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFall River · ~6.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPringle Falls · ~7.1 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Big River Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Fall River~6.8 mi · fee
- Pringle Falls~7.1 mi · fee
- Ogden Group Site~7.1 mi · fee
- Prairie~7.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Big River Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big River Campground are set by Deschutes National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Big River Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233217
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)
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 River Campground
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 River Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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