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BLM dispersed camp #4 — Wheeler County, OR
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · Wheeler County, OR · 44.80977, -120.38478
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 BLM dispersed camp #4 — Wheeler County, OR
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,375 ft.
Fire & smoke — around BLM dispersed camp #4 — Wheeler County, ORNIFC · 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 BLM dispersed camp #4 — Wheeler County, OR · Bureau of Land Management · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater7 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- RxPharmacy31 mi
- MMechanic31 mi
- EVEV fast charger38 mi
- HHardware39 mi
- AAir-up39 mi
- LLaundry40 mi
- +Urgent care41 mi
- PPropane42 mi
- OOutfitter42 mi
- DDump47 mi
- ShShower47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 16 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 38-mi run (and back).
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 — BLM dispersed camp #4 — Wheeler County, OR
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
1,375 ft
County
Wheeler County, OR
Coordinates
44.80977, -120.38478
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around BLM dispersed camp #4 — Wheeler County, OR · Bureau of Land Management · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureJohn Day River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townClarno · ~8.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.2 mi
- FuelFuel · ~15.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesFossil Mercantile · ~15.5 mi
EV charging — from BLM dispersed camp #4 — Wheeler County, OR · Bureau of Land Management · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger38.3 mi straight-line W — Albertsons Safeway 1960 (Madras, OR) · Electrify America · CCS · 6 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 · 12 within 50 · 63 within 100 · 328 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)39.2 mi — Madras, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Madras
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO38.6 mi — WCEH Madras, Madras
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.6 mi — COLUMBIA BASIN FOSSIL · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Whole in the Wall, Mitchell, 20.2 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily; for Tesla use only · AFDC lists it “Free; donations accepted”
- 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 279494 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around BLM dispersed camp #4 — Wheeler County, OR · Bureau of Land Management · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLower Burnt Ranch - Rec Site - Vault Toilet · ~4.9 mi S · BLM
- RestroomCL BLDG Restrooms · ~7.3 mi N · NPS
- Vault / pit toiletPriest Hole - Rec Site - Vault Toilet · ~7.4 mi SE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletClarno East - Rec Site - Vault Toiltet · ~8.4 mi NW · BLM
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Other camps near BLM dispersed camp #4 — Wheeler County, OR
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
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- BLM dispersed camp #3 — Jefferson County, OR~0.6 mi
- BLM dispersed camp #3 — Wheeler County, OR~0.6 mi
How we know this — BLM dispersed camp #4 — Wheeler County, OR
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
no road or trail found nearby — check manually
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 BLM dispersed camp #4 — Wheeler County, OR
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 — BLM dispersed camp #4 — Wheeler County, OR
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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