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Bull Prairie Campground (North)
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.97637, -119.66657
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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 Bull Prairie Campground (North)
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,085 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bull Prairie Campground (North)NIFC · 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 Bull Prairie Campground (North) · Umatilla National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- RxPharmacy27 mi
- WWater29 mi
- MMechanic31 mi
- ShShower48 mi
- DDump48 mi
- EVEV fast charger51 mi
- HHardware52 mi
- LLaundry52 mi
- +Urgent care58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 29-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 12 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 51-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Bull Prairie Campground (North)
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,085 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.97637, -119.66657
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Bull Prairie Campground (North) · Umatilla National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSpray · ~11.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelLone Elk Market · ~11.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesLone Elk Market · ~11.6 mi
- PharmacyMurray's Drug · ~26.7 mi
EV charging — from Bull Prairie Campground (North) · Umatilla National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger51.2 mi straight-line SE — OTEC OTEC OFFICE JD, John Day, OR · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · none within 50 · 69 within 100 · 199 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)59.8 mi — Boardman, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Boardman
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)26.8 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, 37.1 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 312972 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bull Prairie Campground (North) · Umatilla National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBull Prairie Campground (North) · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBull Prairie Campground & Picnic · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFairview Campground & Trailhead · ~2.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTamarack Lookout Cabin · ~7.1 mi S · USFS
Open Bull Prairie Campground (North) elsewhere
Other camps near Bull Prairie Campground (North)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bull Prairie Campground & Picnic~0.1 mi · fee
- Fairview Campground & Trailhead~2.6 mi
- Penland Lake~19.6 mi
- Service Creek~20.7 mi
The unit that manages Bull Prairie Campground (North)
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bull Prairie Campground (North) are set by Umatilla National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bull Prairie Campground (North)
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 2026-08-22: $14 per night for a single site, $19 for a double site and $25 for a group site, plus $5 per extra vehicle beyond the two-vehicle-per-site allowance. Double and group sites are NOT eligible for Senior and Access pass discounts, and reservable sites add an $8 recreation.gov reservation fee. Caution -- the forest publishes ONE campground here, Bull Prairie Lake Campground, and our database carries two rows for it: this one and rowid 7035, whose pin is 0.149 mi away. Both resolve to the same agency page and the same rate; they are very likely a duplicate that should be merged. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/umatilla/recreation/bull-prairie-lake-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/245988.
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 Bull Prairie Campground (North)
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 — Bull Prairie Campground (North)
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →First-night troubleshooting →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 →