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Carter Bridge
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.16814, -122.15734
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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 Carter Bridge
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 872 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Carter BridgeNIFC · 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 Carter Bridge · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery8 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- DDump13 mi
- WWater15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- PPropane16 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- AAir-up27 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 — Carter Bridge
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
872 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.16814, -122.15734
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Carter Bridge · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townEstacada · ~12.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuel76 · ~11.9 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~16.5 mi
- Dump station~12.7 mi
- GroceriesRipplebrook Camp Store · ~8.0 mi
- PharmacyHi-School Pharmacy · ~12.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicSandy Health Center · ~16.5 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~11.9 mi
EV charging — from Carter Bridge · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.8 mi straight-line NE — WCEH Welches · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 163 within 50 · 281 within 100 · 442 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.5 mi — Sandy, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Sandy
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.8 mi — WCEH Welches · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Estacada City Hall - Tesla Destination, Estacada, 11.9 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 73423 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Carter Bridge · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCarter Bridge · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCarter Bridge · ~0.3 mi E · USFS
- RestroomLockaby · ~0.4 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletArmstrong · ~0.4 mi SE · USFS
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Other camps near Carter Bridge
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Carter Bridge Campground~0.1 mi
- Lockaby Campground~0.3 mi · fee
- Armstrong Campground~0.5 mi · fee
- Fish Creek Campground~0.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Carter Bridge
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Carter Bridge are set by Mt. Hood National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Carter Bridge
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Carter Bridge
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 — Carter Bridge
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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