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Black Canyon
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 42.96393, -122.71371
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,672 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Black CanyonNIFC · 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 · Umpqua National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail12 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- FFuel21 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- WWater28 mi
- DDump29 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
- EVEV fast charger29 mi
- PPropane37 mi
- OOutfitter38 mi
- AAir-up42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 28-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 14 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
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,672 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
42.96393, -122.71371
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Black Canyon · Umpqua National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRalph Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townDrew · ~11.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~21.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationMazama Campground Dump Station · ~28.6 mi
- GroceriesUnion Creek Country Store · ~14.2 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~29.5 mi
- HardwareShady Cove Hardware · ~25.3 mi
EV charging — from Black Canyon · Umpqua National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger29.2 mi straight-line W — Electric Era Charging Station, Canyonville, OR (at a public site) · ELECTRIC_ERA · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 30 within 50 · 90 within 100 · 184 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO37.1 mi — WCEH Roseburg, Roseburg
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)23.5 mi — Umpqua's Last Resort, Idleyld Park, OR · FLO · J1772 · 4 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 346199 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Black Canyon · Umpqua National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Canyon · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCover Camp · ~1.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhisky Camp Guard Station · ~3.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAsh Flat · ~5.7 mi N · USFS
Open Black Canyon elsewhere
Other camps near Black Canyon
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cover Camp~1.6 mi · fee
- Ash Flat~5.7 mi · fee
- Skookum Pond~6.5 mi
- South Umpqua Falls~6.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Black Canyon
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Black Canyon are set by Umpqua National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Black Canyon
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
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
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
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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