Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Cougar dispersed camping
OHV / 4×4 · public land · OR · 44.06570, -122.24159
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Ask about this camp →A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. 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 Cougar dispersed camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,502 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cougar dispersed campingNIFC · 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 Cougar dispersed camping · Willamette National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower1 mi
- WWater2 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- DDump33 mi
- PPropane34 mi
- LLaundry35 mi
- AAir-up37 mi
- OOutfitter40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Cougar dispersed camping
Access
OHV / 4×4
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
2,502 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.06570, -122.24159
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Cougar dispersed camping · Willamette National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRider Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townRainbow · ~7.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.2 mi
- FuelFuel · ~21.8 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~17.4 mi
- GroceriesBlue Sky Market · ~7.5 mi
- PharmacyOakridge Pharmacy · ~25.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicPeaceHealth Medical Group · ~30.7 mi
EV charging — from Cougar dispersed camping · Willamette National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.5 mi straight-line N — 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 49 within 50 · 165 within 100 · 332 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)37.3 mi — Sisters, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Sisters
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.5 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 Cougar dispersed camping · Willamette National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSlide Creek · ~1.1 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSunnyside · ~1.1 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCougar Crossing Boating · ~1.2 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCougar Crossing Campground · ~1.2 mi SE · USFS
Open Cougar dispersed camping elsewhere
Other camps near Cougar dispersed camping
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Slide Creek~1.1 mi · fee
- Sunnyside~1.1 mi · fee
- Cougar Crossing Campground~1.2 mi · fee
- French Pete Campground~2.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Cougar dispersed camping
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cougar dispersed camping are set by Willamette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Cougar dispersed camping
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
likely OHV (only a rough 4wd track in) — confirm
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
Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.
What we don’t know about Cougar dispersed camping
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 — Cougar dispersed camping
Finding water out here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →Reading the aerial →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 →