Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Buckhead Mountain
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.07653, -122.62421
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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 Buckhead Mountain
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,078 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Buckhead MountainNIFC · 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 Buckhead Mountain · Umpqua National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery15 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- @Mail20 mi
- WWater25 mi
- ShShower26 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- DDump27 mi
- MMechanic33 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
- HHardware34 mi
- +Urgent care34 mi
- OOutfitter39 mi
- PPropane40 mi
- AAir-up50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 15 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 — Buckhead Mountain
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,078 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.07653, -122.62421
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Buckhead Mountain · Umpqua National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureEmerson Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townToketee Village · ~16.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~25.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationMazama Campground Dump Station · ~27.4 mi
- GroceriesUnion Creek Country Store · ~14.8 mi
EV charging — from Buckhead Mountain · Umpqua National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.5 mi straight-line E — Pacific Power Diamond Lake (Diamond Lake, OR) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 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 · 14 within 50 · 105 within 100 · 193 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.0 mi — Electric Era Charging Station, Canyonville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO38.3 mi — WCEH Roseburg, Roseburg
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.2 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 466504 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Buckhead Mountain · Umpqua National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSkillet Creek · ~1.1 mi N · USFS
- RestroomAcker Rock · ~2.0 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomFish Lake · ~3.2 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Umpqua Falls Picnic Area · ~3.4 mi SW · USFS
Open Buckhead Mountain elsewhere
Other camps near Buckhead Mountain
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Skillet Creek~1.1 mi
- Acker Rock Lookout~2.0 mi · fee
- Camp Comfort~2.6 mi · fee
- South Umpqua Falls~3.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Buckhead Mountain
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Buckhead Mountain are set by Umpqua National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Buckhead Mountain
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Buckhead Mountain
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 — Buckhead Mountain
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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