Agency-listedUSFSFee
Canal Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.36851, -123.92723
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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 Canal Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 127 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Canal CreekNIFC · 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 Canal Creek · Siuslaw National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- LLaundry3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- DDump18 mi
- WWater18 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- PPropane35 mi
- AAir-up42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Canal Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
127 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.36851, -123.92723
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Canal Creek · Siuslaw National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWaldport · ~7.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelTowne Pump · ~8.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~17.5 mi
- GroceriesLakeside Market · ~6.4 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~20.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicSamaritan Waldport Clinic · ~8.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~7.8 mi
EV charging — from Canal Creek · Siuslaw National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.6 mi straight-line SW — WCEH Yachats · 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 39 within 50 · 162 within 100 · 314 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)20.6 mi — Newport, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Newport
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.2 mi — Overleaf Lodge and Spa, Yachats, OR · OpConnect · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — The Waldport Inn - Tesla Destination, Waldport, 8.0 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 73426 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Canal Creek · Siuslaw National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAlsea Group Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCanal Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlackberry (Campground & Boating) · ~4.6 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomMike Bauer · ~4.9 mi E · USFS
Open Canal Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Canal Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Siuslaw National Forest~3.1 mi
- Blackberry Campground~4.6 mi · fee
- River Edge Group Campground~6.3 mi
- Tillicum Beach (Campground & Picnic Site)~8.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Canal Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Canal Creek are set by Siuslaw National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Canal Creek
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: this is a GROUP campground with two separately rented group sites and no single-site rate: the Alsea Group Site is $210 per night and the Canal Creek Group Site is $300 per night. The forest adds that all prices are subject to local taxes and that Interagency Senior and Access passes give a 50 percent discount. recreation.gov 2026 peak season (May 9 to Aug 31) lists the same $210 and $300. Our record calls this Canal Creek; the forest page is titled Canal Creek Group Campground. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/siuslaw/recreation/canal-creek-group-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233916.
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 Canal Creek
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 — Canal Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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