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Blue Pool
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.70917, -122.29751
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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 Blue Pool
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,947 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Blue PoolNIFC · 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 Blue Pool · Willamette National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery7 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- WWater9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- ShShower26 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- MMechanic29 mi
- EVEV fast charger32 mi
- PPropane38 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
- DDump40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 32-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 — Blue Pool
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,947 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.70917, -122.29751
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Blue Pool · Willamette National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townOakridge · ~8.7 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.2 mi
- FuelChevron · ~9.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesDink's Market · ~7.4 mi
- PharmacyOakridge Pharmacy · ~9.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicOrchid Health Oakridge Clinic · ~9.3 mi
- HardwareOakridge Hardware · ~8.9 mi
EV charging — from Blue Pool · Willamette National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger32.3 mi straight-line N — WCEH McKenzie, Blue River, OR · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 26 within 50 · 124 within 100 · 327 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)38.5 mi — Creswell, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Creswell
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.0 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 73409 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Blue Pool · Willamette National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBlue Pool · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletC.T. Beach · ~4.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSalmon Creek Falls · ~5.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPackard Creek Campground · ~7.3 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Blue Pool
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Salmon Creek Falls~5.3 mi · fee
- Packard Campground~7.2 mi
- Packard Creek Campground~7.3 mi · fee
- Blair Lake Campground~9.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Blue Pool
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Blue Pool are set by Willamette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Blue Pool
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-21: $23 per night for a single site and $46 for a double, plus $10 per extra vehicle per night; day use is $10 per vehicle per day. Fees must be paid within 30 minutes of arrival and the site occupied every night paid. Note the agency two channels disagree by a dollar -- recreation.gov 2026 season (May 22 to Sep 28) charges $22 single and $44 double. Budget $23. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/willamette/recreation/blue-pool-campground-middle-fork-ranger-district and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10165170.
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 Blue Pool
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 — Blue Pool
What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Fire rules & restrictions →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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