Agency-listedUSFSFee
Contorta Flat
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.45920, -121.99654
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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 Contorta Flat
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,887 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Contorta FlatNIFC · 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 Contorta Flat · Deschutes National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- OOutfitter3 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- WWater7 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- HHardware29 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
- RxPharmacy29 mi
- DDump42 mi
- PPropane52 mi
- AAir-up52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Contorta Flat
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,887 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.45920, -121.99654
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Contorta Flat · Deschutes National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCrescent Lake · ~4.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~6.8 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~5.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesOdell Sportsman Center · ~5.4 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~29.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicLa Pine Community Health Center · ~28.9 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~28.8 mi
EV charging — from Contorta Flat · Deschutes National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.0 mi straight-line E — Crescent, OR (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 117 within 100 · 275 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)27.6 mi — Chemult, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Chemult
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO31.3 mi — 52530 US-97, La Pine
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.1 mi — The Woodsman Country Lodge, Crescent, OR (at a hotel) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-12 · 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 391384 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Contorta Flat · Deschutes National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletContorta Flat · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletContorta Point · ~0.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpring Boat Launch · ~1.0 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpring · ~1.2 mi W · USFS
Open Contorta Flat elsewhere
Other camps near Contorta Flat
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Contorta Point~0.5 mi · fee
- Spring~1.2 mi · fee
- Windy Group Site~1.7 mi · fee
- Whitefish Horse Camp~2.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Contorta Flat
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Contorta Flat are set by Deschutes National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Contorta Flat
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.
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 Contorta Flat
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 — Contorta Flat
What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Fire rules & restrictions →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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