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Coldwater Cove
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.36115, -121.98991
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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 Coldwater Cove
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,049 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Coldwater CoveNIFC · 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 Coldwater Cove · Willamette National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- PPropane18 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- AAir-up22 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
- DDump36 mi
- LLaundry39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Coldwater Cove
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,049 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.36115, -121.98991
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Coldwater Cove · Willamette National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureClear Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townMcKenzie Bridge · ~15.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.2 mi
- FuelFuel · ~18.4 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron Sisters · ~21.6 mi
- GroceriesMcKenzie General Store · ~15.5 mi
- PharmacyBi-Mart · ~21.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicSummit Healtj · ~22.4 mi
- HardwareHoyt's Hardware & Building Supply · ~22.1 mi
EV charging — from Coldwater Cove · Willamette National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.3 mi straight-line SW — WCEH McKenzie, Blue River, OR · 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 35 within 50 · 245 within 100 · 331 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)21.7 mi — Sisters, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Sisters
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.3 mi — WCEH McKenzie, Blue River, OR · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 73409 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Coldwater Cove · Willamette National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletColdwater Cove · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletClear Lake · ~0.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSahalie Falls · ~0.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKoosah Falls · ~1.2 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Coldwater Cove
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cold Water Cove Campground~0.2 mi · fee
- Ice Cap~1.3 mi · fee
- Lakes End~3.4 mi
- Lost Prairie~5.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Coldwater Cove
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Coldwater Cove are set by Willamette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Coldwater Cove
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: $25 per night for a single site, plus $10 per extra vehicle; day use is $10 or an Interagency or Northwest Forest pass. All three agency channels agree on the $25 -- the forest page, the Forest Service recreation-site record, and recreation.gov's 2026 peak season (May 22 to Oct 10), which prices standard, tent-only and Scan-and-Pay sites all at $25 and doubles at $50. Our record calls this Coldwater Cove; the forest spells it Cold Water Cove Campground. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/willamette/recreation/cold-water-cove-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232288.
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 Coldwater Cove
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 — Coldwater Cove
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →The town run →How to read this page →All field notes →
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