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BLM dispersed camp #8 — Gilliam County, OR
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · Gilliam County, OR · 45.49666, -120.40140
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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 #8 — Gilliam County, OR
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 489 ft.
Fire & smoke — around BLM dispersed camp #8 — Gilliam 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 #8 — Gilliam County, OR · Bureau of Land Management · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower3 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- DDump24 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
- WWater34 mi
- OOutfitter40 mi
- PPropane56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 34-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 16 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 — BLM dispersed camp #8 — Gilliam County, OR
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
489 ft
County
Gilliam County, OR
Coordinates
45.49666, -120.40140
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around BLM dispersed camp #8 — Gilliam County, OR · Bureau of Land Management · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureEsau Canyon (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townKlondike · ~11.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.9 mi
- FuelFuel · ~15.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~24.0 mi
- GroceriesHuskey's 97 Market · ~16.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicClinic · ~18.1 mi
EV charging — from BLM dispersed camp #8 — Gilliam County, OR · Bureau of Land Management · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.0 mi straight-line NE — Arlington City Hall · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 95 within 100 · 370 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)39.8 mi — The Dalles, OR - Tesla Supercharger, The Dalles
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.0 mi — Arlington City Hall · 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 388156 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around BLM dispersed camp #8 — Gilliam County, OR · Bureau of Land Management · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomCottonwood Double Cxt Toilet · ~3.5 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletAirstrip - Bullrun Site Vault Toilet · ~22.6 mi W · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletSixteen Mile Canyon - Toilet #1 (Pit Toilet) · ~23.0 mi W · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletDike Recreation Site - Toilet #1 (Pit Toilet) · ~23.4 mi W · BLM
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Other camps near BLM dispersed camp #8 — Gilliam County, OR
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- BLM dispersed camp #12 — Sherman County, OR~1.2 mi
- BLM dispersed camp #10 — Gilliam County, OR~1.8 mi
- BLM dispersed camp #16 — Gilliam County, OR~2.2 mi
- BLM dispersed camp #22 — Gilliam County, OR~2.2 mi
How we know this — BLM dispersed camp #8 — Gilliam 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 #8 — Gilliam 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 #8 — Gilliam County, OR
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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