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Cinder Hill
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.72939, -121.19549
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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 Cinder Hill
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,389 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cinder HillNIFC · 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 Cinder Hill · Deschutes National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump0 mi
- WWater11 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- PPropane22 mi
- AAir-up22 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 14 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 — Cinder Hill
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,389 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.72939, -121.19549
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Cinder Hill · Deschutes National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLa Pine · ~14.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~14.0 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~21.5 mi
- Dump station~0.5 mi
- GroceriesChevron · ~14.0 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~15.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicHigh Desert Family Medicine · ~15.5 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~15.9 mi
EV charging — from Cinder Hill · Deschutes National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.0 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 reach11 within 25 mi · 22 within 50 · 63 within 100 · 282 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)21.9 mi — Bend, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Bend
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.0 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 Cinder Hill · Deschutes National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCinder Hill · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCinder Hill Boating (South) · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHot Springs Boating · ~0.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHot Springs · ~0.9 mi S · USFS
Open Cinder Hill elsewhere
Other camps near Cinder Hill
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hot Springs~0.9 mi
- East Lake~1.1 mi · fee
- Little Crater~2.7 mi · fee
- Newberry Group~3.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Cinder Hill
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cinder Hill are set by Deschutes National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Cinder Hill
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: $27 per night for a single campsite -- but budget for the higher figure knowingly, because the forest page contradicts itself. Its structured fee box says $20 per single site with a $9 additional vehicle fee, while the prose immediately below on the same page says $27 per night with one vehicle included and $10 for each additional vehicle. recreation.gov 2026 (Jun 12 to Oct 17) charges $27, which agrees with the prose, so $27 is the better number. Day use at Cinder Hill Boating North and South is $5 per vehicle per day. Senior and Access passes get 50 percent off the single camping unit fee only. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/deschutes/recreation/cinder-hill-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233192.
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 Cinder Hill
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 — Cinder Hill
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →