Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Diamond Craters Outstanding Natural Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · OR · 43.07762, -118.75010
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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 Diamond Craters Outstanding Natural Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,278 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Diamond Craters Outstanding Natural AreaNIFC · 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 Diamond Craters Outstanding Natural Area · Bureau of Land Management · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail6 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- WWater26 mi
- ShShower37 mi
- RxPharmacy38 mi
- EVEV fast charger38 mi
- MMechanic38 mi
- +Urgent care40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 26-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 16 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 38-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Dump, 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 — Diamond Craters Outstanding Natural Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
4,278 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.07762, -118.75010
Cost
Free · no fee, per the land manager's own page (blm.gov, read 2026-09-19)
Nearby & resupply — around Diamond Craters Outstanding Natural Area · Bureau of Land Management · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townDiamond · ~6.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~16.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesFrenchglen Mercantile · ~19.2 mi
EV charging — from Diamond Craters Outstanding Natural Area · Bureau of Land Management · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger37.9 mi straight-line NW — Hines, OR - Tesla Supercharger · 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 7 within 100 · 54 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS38.6 mi — OTEC HARNEY CHAMBER, Burns
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO38.6 mi — OTEC HARNEY CHAMBER, Burns
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)38.6 mi — Harney County - Chamber of Commerce, Burns, OR (at a municipal building) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily; Tesla adapter available
- 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 190807 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Diamond Craters Outstanding Natural Area · Bureau of Land Management · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~6.1 mi W · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~9.2 mi S · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~9.2 mi S · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~18.6 mi S · FWS
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How we know this — Diamond Craters Outstanding Natural Area
Fee note
No fee, per the BLM page, read 19 Sep 2026: "No Fees." https://www.blm.gov/visit/diamond-craters-outstanding-natural-area
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/diamond-craters-outstanding-natural-area (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 Diamond Craters Outstanding Natural Area
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 — Diamond Craters Outstanding Natural Area
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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