Agency-listedUSFSUnpriced · confirm
Cottonwood Pit Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.36773, -119.87041
Ask an AI about this campsiteOpens Grok already loaded with this site. It reads the same records this page is built from, and links whatever it tells you.
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 Cottonwood Pit Campground
Loading the latest forecast…
Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,632 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cottonwood Pit CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 Cottonwood Pit Campground · Ochoco National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater17 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- FFuel18 mi
- DDump39 mi
- ShShower39 mi
- EVEV fast charger44 mi
- MMechanic45 mi
- LLaundry45 mi
- HHardware45 mi
- RxPharmacy46 mi
- +Urgent care48 mi
- PPropane48 mi
- OOutfitter49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 17 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 44-mi run (and back).
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 — Cottonwood Pit Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,632 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.36773, -119.87041
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Cottonwood Pit Campground · Ochoco National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLittle Summit Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townThree Forks · ~13.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~17.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesDayville Merc · ~17.9 mi
EV charging — from Cottonwood Pit Campground · Ochoco National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger44.4 mi straight-line E — OTEC OTEC OFFICE JD, John Day, OR · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 35 within 100 · 129 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)64.6 mi — Madras, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Madras
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)45.4 mi — Prineville Reservoir State Park (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Town of Mitchell - Tesla Destination, Mitchell, 19.7 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Whole in the Wall, Mitchell, 19.7 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily; for Tesla use only · AFDC lists it “Free; donations accepted” - 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 312972 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cottonwood Pit Campground · Ochoco National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCottonwood Pit · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCottonwood · ~1.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Spring · ~6.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBarnhouse · ~8.0 mi NW · USFS
Open Cottonwood Pit Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Cottonwood Pit Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cottonwood~1.6 mi
- Big Spring~6.5 mi
- Barnhouse~8.0 mi
- Wolf Creek~8.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Cottonwood Pit Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cottonwood Pit Campground are set by Ochoco National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Cottonwood Pit 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 Cottonwood Pit 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 — Cottonwood Pit Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →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 →