Agency-listedUSFSUnpriced · confirm
Coalmine Hill Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.16664, -119.33323
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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 Coalmine Hill Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,846 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Coalmine Hill 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 Coalmine Hill Campground · Umatilla National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail17 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- GGrocery20 mi
- FFuel26 mi
- MMechanic33 mi
- +Urgent care42 mi
- EVEV fast charger42 mi
- WWater42 mi
- LLaundry43 mi
- HHardware44 mi
- DDump50 mi
- ShShower53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 42-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 20 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 42-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Coalmine Hill Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,846 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.16664, -119.33323
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Coalmine Hill Campground · Umatilla National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~25.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesEconomy Grocery Store · ~19.6 mi
- PharmacyMurray's Drug · ~16.9 mi
EV charging — from Coalmine Hill Campground · Umatilla National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger41.9 mi straight-line N — Pilot Travel Center 390, Stanfield, OR · eVgo Network · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 14 within 50 · 65 within 100 · 152 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)45.6 mi — Arrowhead Travel Plaza, Pendleton
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO42.9 mi — Space Age Fuel (Hermiston, OR), Hermiston
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.9 mi — COLUMBIA BASIN HEPPNER · ChargePoint Network · 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 428507 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Coalmine Hill Campground · Umatilla National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCoalmine Hill · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomDitch Creek Guard Station · ~3.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPenland Lake · ~3.5 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDivide Well · ~10.3 mi SE · USFS
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Other camps near Coalmine Hill Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Penland Lake~3.5 mi
- Divide Well~10.3 mi
- Bull Prairie Campground & Picnic~20.8 mi · fee
- Bull Prairie Campground (North)~20.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Coalmine Hill Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Coalmine Hill Campground are set by Umatilla National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Coalmine Hill 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 Coalmine Hill 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 — Coalmine Hill Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →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 →