Agency-listedUSFSFee
Camp Sherman
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.46368, -121.63942
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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 Camp Sherman
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,933 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Camp ShermanNIFC · 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 Sherman · Deschutes National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- PPropane0 mi
- FFuel0 mi
- @Mail0 mi
- WWater6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- AAir-up12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- DDump20 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 0 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 — Camp Sherman
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,933 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.46368, -121.63942
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Camp Sherman · Deschutes National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSpring Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCamp Sherman · ~0.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.1 mi
- FuelFuel · ~0.3 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron Sisters · ~12.1 mi
- Dump station~19.7 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~6.2 mi
- PharmacyBi-Mart · ~12.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicSummit Healtj · ~12.7 mi
- HardwareHoyt's Hardware & Building Supply · ~12.5 mi
EV charging — from Camp Sherman · Deschutes National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.1 mi straight-line S — WCEH Sisters · 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 36 within 50 · 236 within 100 · 323 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)12.2 mi — Sisters, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Sisters
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.1 mi — WCEH Sisters · 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 73410 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Camp Sherman · Deschutes National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCamp Sherman · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCamp Sherman Fish View Platform · ~0.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAllingham · ~0.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSmiling River · ~0.8 mi N · USFS
Open Camp Sherman elsewhere
Other camps near Camp Sherman
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Allingham~0.5 mi · fee
- Smiling River~0.8 mi · fee
- Pine Rest~1.2 mi · fee
- Riverside~1.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Camp Sherman
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Camp Sherman are set by Deschutes National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Camp Sherman
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 2026-08-25: $27 per night, single campsite; $29 premium campsite. One vehicle included with a reservation; each additional vehicle $10. No coordinate-verified recreation.gov listing. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/deschutes/recreation/camp-sherman-campground.
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 Camp Sherman
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 — Camp Sherman
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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