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China Hat Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.65819, -121.03674
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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 China Hat Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,082 ft.
Fire & smoke — around China Hat CampgroundNIFC · 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 China Hat Campground · Deschutes National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump9 mi
- WWater20 mi
- @Mail21 mi
- FFuel21 mi
- GGrocery21 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- PPropane29 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 21 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 — China Hat Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,082 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.65819, -121.03674
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around China Hat Campground · Deschutes National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~20.9 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~29.1 mi
- Dump station~8.9 mi
- GroceriesFort Rock Store · ~20.9 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~23.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicLa Pine Community Health Center · ~23.3 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~23.4 mi
EV charging — from China Hat Campground · Deschutes National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.1 mi straight-line W — 52530 US-97, La Pine, OR · EV Connect · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 40 within 100 · 216 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)29.4 mi — Bend, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Bend
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.3 mi — LODGE EV STATION 1, Sunriver, OR · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 351518 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around China Hat Campground · Deschutes National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletChina Hat · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Lava (Ohv Trailhead) · ~4.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Ice Cave · ~5.6 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCamp I I (Ohv Trailhead) · ~7.7 mi N · USFS
Open China Hat Campground elsewhere
Other camps near China Hat Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hot Springs~9.2 mi
- Cinder Hill~9.3 mi · fee
- East Lake~9.6 mi · fee
- Pine Mountain Campground~10.3 mi
The unit that manages China Hat Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at China Hat Campground are set by Deschutes National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — China Hat Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 China Hat Campground
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 — China Hat Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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