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Black Canyon Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.80521, -122.56472
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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 Black Canyon Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 964 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Black Canyon 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 Black Canyon Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- WWater16 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- PPropane24 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- DDump26 mi
- OOutfitter30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Black Canyon Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
964 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.80521, -122.56472
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Black Canyon Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSweeney Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townWestfir · ~4.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCFN · ~1.6 mi
- Propane / LPGRockett Brand Racing Fuel · ~23.5 mi
- GroceriesRay's Food Place · ~6.4 mi
- PharmacyOakridge Pharmacy · ~6.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicPeaceHealth Medical Group · ~14.9 mi
- HardwareDexter Hardware · ~14.8 mi
EV charging — from Black Canyon Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.6 mi straight-line W — CRESWELL BELL BURRITO SUPREME · 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 reach6 within 25 mi · 32 within 50 · 123 within 100 · 332 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)23.7 mi — Creswell, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Creswell
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.4 mi — Oakridge Inn and Suites · FLO · 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 348936 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Black Canyon Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Canyon Campground And Picnic · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Canyon Boat Launch · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHampton · ~1.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHarralson Trailhead · ~1.6 mi NW · USFS
Open Black Canyon Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Black Canyon Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Shady Dell Cg~1.7 mi
- Timber Butte Cabin~8.3 mi · fee
- Salmon Creek Falls~10.0 mi · fee
- Broken Bowl~11.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Black Canyon Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Black Canyon Campground are set by Willamette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Black Canyon Campground
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
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 Black Canyon 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 — Black Canyon Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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