Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Cow Creek Back Country Byway
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · OR · 42.92174, -123.44667
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Cow Creek Back Country Byway
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 729 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cow Creek Back Country BywayNIFC · 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 Cow Creek Back Country Byway · Bureau of Land Management · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- WWater8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- PPropane14 mi
- DDump15 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Cow Creek Back Country Byway
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
729 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
42.92174, -123.44667
Cost
Free · no fee, per the land manager's own page (blm.gov, read 2026-09-19)
Nearby & resupply — around Cow Creek Back Country Byway · Bureau of Land Management · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureChief Miwaleta Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townRiddle · ~4.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.9 mi
- Fuel76 · ~7.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~14.9 mi
- GroceriesRiddle Grocery · ~4.5 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~10.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicRoseburg VA Medical Center · ~21.3 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~21.5 mi
EV charging — from Cow Creek Back Country Byway · Bureau of Land Management · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.5 mi straight-line NE — Myrtle Creek, OR - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 29 within 50 · 90 within 100 · 183 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS8.0 mi — Electric Era Charging Station, Canyonville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO15.9 mi — WCEH Wolf Creek, Wolf Creek
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.3 mi — HOTEL 1 7 F HOTEL, Canyonville, OR · 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 198005 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cow Creek Back Country Byway · Bureau of Land Management · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomIsland Creek Day Use: Svt-1 · ~1.8 mi W · BLM
- RestroomToilet · ~12.1 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletCxt Vault Toilet · ~17.4 mi SE · BLM
- RestroomToilet · ~19.9 mi SW · BLM
Open Cow Creek Back Country Byway elsewhere
Other camps near Cow Creek Back Country Byway
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Skull Creek Campground~12.1 mi
- Devils Flat~22.5 mi · fee
- Eden Valley~23.8 mi
How we know this — Cow Creek Back Country Byway
Fee note
No fee, per the BLM page, read 19 Sep 2026: "No fees." https://www.blm.gov/visit/cow-creek-back-country-byway
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up). | No fee 2026-09-19: "No fees." Source: https://www.blm.gov/visit/cow-creek-back-country-byway (worker_W, statement verified on that page).
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 Cow Creek Back Country Byway
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 — Cow Creek Back Country Byway
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Stay limits →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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