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Dry Lake Horse Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.09674, -124.07072
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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 Dry Lake Horse Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,127 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Dry Lake 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 Dry Lake Horse Camp · Siuslaw National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- ShShower5 mi
- DDump6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- PPropane28 mi
- AAir-up44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Dry Lake Horse Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,127 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.09674, -124.07072
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Dry Lake Horse Camp · Siuslaw National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureDry Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townMinerva · ~5.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.3 mi
- FuelFuelgood · ~10.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~6.2 mi
- GroceriesFred Meyer · ~6.4 mi
- PharmacyFred Meyer Pharmacy · ~6.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicPeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center · ~8.9 mi
EV charging — from Dry Lake Horse Camp · Siuslaw National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.4 mi straight-line S — Fred Meyer - Tesla Supercharger, Florence, OR (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 17 within 50 · 99 within 100 · 312 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS8.0 mi — WCEH Florence, Florence
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO8.0 mi — WCEH Florence, Florence
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.3 mi — Lane Community College Florence Center-Level 2 · OpConnect · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Driftwood Shores Resort & Conference Center - Tesla Destination, Florence, 5.2 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Seaside Escape at Heceta Beach, Florence, 4.8 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only · AFDC lists it “Free for Airbnb guests” - Pricing at the fast charger$0.53 per kWh (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 462736 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Dry Lake Horse Camp · Siuslaw National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDry Lake Horse (Camp & Trailhead) · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHorse Creek Horse Camp & Trailhead · ~1.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBaker Beach (Trailhead & Campground) · ~2.4 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAlder Dune (Campground & Trailheads) · ~2.5 mi SW · USFS
Open Dry Lake Horse Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Dry Lake Horse Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Horse Creek Campground~1.4 mi
- Siuslaw National Forest~1.9 mi
- Alder Dune Campground~2.5 mi · fee
- Sutton Campground~3.3 mi
The unit that manages Dry Lake Horse Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dry Lake Horse Camp are set by Siuslaw National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Dry Lake Horse Camp
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
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 Dry Lake 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 — Dry Lake Horse Camp
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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