Agency-listedUSFSFee
Coyote Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.84195, -117.11260
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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 Coyote Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,056 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Coyote CampgroundNIFC · 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 Coyote Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump17 mi
- @Mail20 mi
- GGrocery24 mi
- WWater26 mi
- FFuel30 mi
- HHardware30 mi
- RxPharmacy30 mi
- MMechanic30 mi
- OOutfitter34 mi
- LLaundry34 mi
- ShShower36 mi
- +Urgent care38 mi
- EVEV fast charger39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 26-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 24 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 39-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Coyote Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,056 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.84195, -117.11260
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Coyote Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~16.7 mi
- GroceriesImnaha Tavern and Grocery · ~23.7 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~29.8 mi
- Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.
EV charging — from Coyote Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger38.9 mi straight-line N — Lewiston, ID - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 39 within 100 · 128 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS40.0 mi — ROGERS CDJR L3A ROGERS DODGE PL, Lewiston
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO42.3 mi — CLRWTR RVR CSNO STATION 1, Lewiston
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)27.5 mi — Winding Waters Medical Clinic, Wallowa, OR · Blink 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 397534 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Coyote Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCoyote Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRed Hill Lookout View Point · ~3.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDougherty Campground · ~3.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJoseph Canyon Viewpoint · ~7.2 mi W · USFS
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Other camps near Coyote Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dougherty Campground~3.9 mi · fee
- Vigne Campground~8.0 mi
- Buckhorn Campground~14.6 mi
- Wenaha Wildlife Area - Headquarters~17.1 mi
The unit that manages Coyote Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Coyote Campground are set by Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Coyote Campground
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: $10 per night for a single family unit, tent or trailer, paid at a self-service station on site. Recreation.gov listing 10363556 (0.012 mi from our pin) agrees at $10 for 2026. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/wallowa-whitman/recreation/coyote-campground.
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 Coyote 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 — Coyote Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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