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Drake Peak Lookout
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 42.30051, -120.15787
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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 Drake Peak Lookout
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,226 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Drake Peak LookoutNIFC · 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 Drake Peak Lookout · Fremont-Winema National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- AAir-up12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- DDump23 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- PPropane59 mi
- EVEV fast charger59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 12 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 59-mi run (and back).
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 — Drake Peak Lookout
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,226 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
42.30051, -120.15787
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Drake Peak Lookout · Fremont-Winema National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePorcupine Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLakeview · ~12.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.8 mi
- FuelFuel Commander Network · ~11.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~22.7 mi
- GroceriesFastBreak · ~11.9 mi
- PharmacyHoward's Valu Rite Pharmacy · ~12.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~13.0 mi
EV charging — from Drake Peak Lookout · Fremont-Winema National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger59.3 mi straight-line S — Alturas, CA - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · 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 · none within 50 · 12 within 100 · 73 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS79.3 mi — KCC - 1 KCC#2, Klamath Falls
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO79.3 mi — KCC - 1 KCC#2, Klamath Falls
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)70.1 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
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Niles Hotel - Tesla Destination, Alturas, 59.9 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 190479 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Drake Peak Lookout · Fremont-Winema National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDrake Peak Lookout · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Fork Crooked Creek · ~1.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAspen Cabin · ~1.9 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMud Creek · ~2.9 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Drake Peak Lookout
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mud Creek Campground~2.8 mi
- Mud Creek~2.9 mi
- Can Springs Forest Camp~5.6 mi
- Overton Reservoir Campground~6.4 mi
The unit that manages Drake Peak Lookout
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Drake Peak Lookout are set by Fremont-Winema National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Drake Peak Lookout
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234185
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Drake Peak Lookout
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 — Drake Peak Lookout
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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