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Cyrus Horse Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.44791, -121.10296
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service 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 Cyrus Horse Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,351 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cyrus Horse CampNIFC · 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 Cyrus Horse Camp · Crooked River National Grassland · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- DDump10 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- AAir-up12 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- PPropane16 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Cyrus Horse Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,351 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.44791, -121.10296
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Cyrus Horse Camp · Crooked River National Grassland · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGray Butte Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townOpal City · ~5.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.6 mi
- FuelMetolius Market · ~10.1 mi
- Propane / LPGTumalo Country Store · ~23.6 mi
- Dump station~9.9 mi
- GroceriesJuniper Junction · ~6.3 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~11.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicSaint Charles Medical Center Redmond · ~11.5 mi
- HardwareTerrebonne Hardware · ~7.7 mi
EV charging — from Cyrus Horse Camp · Crooked River National Grassland · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.6 mi straight-line N — Madras, 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 reach16 within 25 mi · 28 within 50 · 108 within 100 · 304 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS12.6 mi — WCEH Madras, Madras
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO12.6 mi — WCEH Madras, Madras
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.6 mi — Public, Redmond, OR · NOODOE · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports 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 223506 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cyrus Horse Camp · Crooked River National Grassland · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCyrus Horse Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCyrus Horsecamp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHenderson Flat · ~2.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHaystack Reservoir · ~3.5 mi NW · USFS
Open Cyrus Horse Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Cyrus Horse Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Haystack Reservoir~3.5 mi · fee
- Haystack Reservoir~3.7 mi · fee
- Skull Hollow~4.0 mi · fee
- Middle Deschutes Wild And Scenic River~9.7 mi
The unit that manages Cyrus Horse Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cyrus Horse Camp are set by Crooked River National Grassland, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Cyrus Horse Camp
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Cyrus Horse Camp
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 — Cyrus Horse Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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