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Deadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 42.56109, -120.77429
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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 Deadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,417 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Deadhorse Lake Campground / TrailheadNIFC · 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 Deadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead · Fremont-Winema National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
- MMechanic33 mi
- HHardware34 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
- DDump46 mi
- LLaundry47 mi
- EVEV fast charger54 mi
- OOutfitter56 mi
- +Urgent care56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 15 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 54-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 — Deadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,417 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
42.56109, -120.77429
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Deadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead · Fremont-Winema National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPaisley · ~14.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.1 mi
- FuelPacific Pride · ~14.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesPaisley Mercantile Inc. · ~14.8 mi
EV charging — from Deadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead · Fremont-Winema National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger53.7 mi straight-line SW — KCC - 1 KCC#3, Klamath Falls, OR · ChargePoint Network · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 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 · none within 50 · 18 within 100 · 106 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO53.7 mi — KCC - 1 KCC#2, Klamath Falls
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)46.9 mi — Santa's Hardware, Christmas Valley, OR (at a hardware store) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-04-14 · hours: 9am-6pm M-Sat, 11am-4pm Sun; Also accepts PayPal
- 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 460849 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Deadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead · Fremont-Winema National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDeadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCampbell Lake Boat Launch · ~1.0 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCampbell Lake Campground · ~1.1 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Fork Sprague · ~3.4 mi W · USFS
Open Deadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead elsewhere
Other camps near Deadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dead Horse Lake Campground~0.2 mi
- Campbell Lake Campground~1.0 mi · fee
- Campbell Lake Campground~1.1 mi · fee
- Bald Butte Lookout~3.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Deadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Deadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead are set by Fremont-Winema National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Deadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead
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 2026-08-23: $6 per night, single site; $2 per extra vehicle per night. No recreation.gov listing within 0.5 mi of our pin. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/fremont-winema/recreation/deadhorse-lake-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 Deadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead
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 — Deadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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