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Drift Fence
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.07160, -118.87646
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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 Drift Fence
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,632 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Drift FenceNIFC · 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 Drift Fence · Umatilla National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- FFuel27 mi
- MMechanic27 mi
- WWater35 mi
- RxPharmacy38 mi
- +Urgent care40 mi
- ShShower40 mi
- EVEV fast charger41 mi
- DDump41 mi
- LLaundry41 mi
- HHardware42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 35-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 41-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 — Drift Fence
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,632 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.07160, -118.87646
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Drift Fence · Umatilla National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNorth Fork Bridge Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townUkiah · ~5.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~27.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~5.1 mi
EV charging — from Drift Fence · Umatilla National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger40.6 mi straight-line N — Arrowhead Travel Plaza, Pendleton, OR (at a travel center) · NAYAX_ENERGY · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-01-13 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 52 within 100 · 142 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO41.5 mi — PENDLETON DCFC STATION 1, Pendleton
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)38.4 mi — COLUMBIA BASIN HEPPNER · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.49 per kWh +$1 connection (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 448688 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Drift Fence · Umatilla National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDrift Fence · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDriftwood · ~3.8 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGold Dredge · ~5.6 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTollbridge · ~5.9 mi SW · USFS
Open Drift Fence elsewhere
Other camps near Drift Fence
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bridge Creek Wildlife Area - primitive camping along the public access road~3.8 mi
- Driftwood~3.8 mi · fee
- Gold Dredge~5.6 mi · fee
- Tollbridge Campground~5.9 mi
The unit that manages Drift Fence
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Drift Fence are set by Umatilla National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Drift Fence
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 Drift Fence
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 — Drift Fence
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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