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BLM dispersed camp — Wasco County, OR
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · Wasco County, OR · 44.94929, -120.48556
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on Bureau of Land Management land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,296 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- OOutfitter33 mi
- LLaundry36 mi
- ShShower37 mi
- HHardware39 mi
- AAir-up39 mi
- +Urgent care41 mi
- DDump47 mi
- PPropane48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
1,296 ft
County
Wasco County, OR
Coordinates
44.94929, -120.48556
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSorefoot Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townClarno · ~2.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.3 mi
- FuelFuel · ~13.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesFossil Mercantile · ~13.7 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletClarno East - Rec Site - Vault Toiltet · ~2.4 mi S · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletBills Place Pit Toilet · ~3.5 mi N · BLM
- RestroomCL BLDG Restrooms · ~4.4 mi SE · NPS
- Vault / pit toiletLower Burnt Ranch - Rec Site - Vault Toilet · ~15.7 mi SE · BLM
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- BLM dispersed camp #2 — Wasco County, OR~0.1 mi
- BLM dispersed camp #22 — Wheeler County, OR~0.2 mi
- BLM dispersed camp #4 — Wasco County, OR~1.3 mi
- Lower Clarno Rapids~1.6 mi
How we know this
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)
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely until someone does.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →