Agency-listedUSFSFee
Candle Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.57513, -121.61916
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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 Candle Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,677 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Candle 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 Candle Creek · Deschutes National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- PPropane8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- WWater12 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- DDump18 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Candle Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,677 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.57513, -121.61916
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Candle Creek · Deschutes National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCamp Sherman · ~8.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~8.0 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~8.0 mi
- Dump station~18.1 mi
- GroceriesGeneral Store · ~13.9 mi
- PharmacyBi-Mart · ~19.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicBLYC Clinic · ~18.6 mi
- HardwareHoyt's Hardware & Building Supply · ~19.7 mi
EV charging — from Candle Creek · Deschutes National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.4 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 reach11 within 25 mi · 36 within 50 · 240 within 100 · 333 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.5 mi — Sisters, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Sisters
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.6 mi — The Cove Palisades State Park, Culver, OR (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · 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 73410 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Candle Creek · Deschutes National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCandle Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower Bridge · ~1.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPioneer Ford · ~1.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGreen Ridge Cabin · ~2.9 mi S · USFS
Open Candle Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Candle Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lower Bridge~1.2 mi · fee
- Pioneer Ford~1.7 mi · fee
- Allen Springs~3.3 mi · fee
- Lower Canyon Creek Campground~5.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Candle Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Candle Creek are set by Deschutes National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Candle 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 2026-08-25: $21 per night, single campsite. One vehicle included with a reservation; each additional vehicle $10. The Deschutes NF page and recreation.gov listing 267080 (0.477 mi from our pin) agree at $21 for all three 2026 season blocks. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/deschutes/recreation/candle-creek-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 Candle 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 — Candle Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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