Agency-listedUSFSFee
East Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.71764, -121.21100
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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 East Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,389 ft.
Fire & smoke — around East LakeNIFC · 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 East Lake · Deschutes National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump1 mi
- WWater10 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- PPropane22 mi
- AAir-up22 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 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 — East Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,389 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.71764, -121.21100
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around East Lake · Deschutes National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLa Pine · ~13.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelGordy's Truck Stop · ~13.2 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~22.1 mi
- Dump station~1.0 mi
- GroceriesGordy's Truck Stop · ~13.2 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~14.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicLa Pine Community Health Center · ~14.9 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~15.0 mi
EV charging — from East Lake · Deschutes National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.1 mi straight-line W — 52530 US-97, La Pine, OR · EV Connect · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach11 within 25 mi · 22 within 50 · 64 within 100 · 278 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.5 mi — Bend, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Bend
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.9 mi — LODGE EV STATION 1, Sunriver, OR · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 351518 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around East Lake · Deschutes National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomEast Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEast Lake Boating · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHot Springs · ~0.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHot Springs Boating · ~0.7 mi E · USFS
Open East Lake elsewhere
Other camps near East Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hot Springs~0.5 mi
- Cinder Hill~1.1 mi · fee
- Little Crater~1.7 mi · fee
- Newberry Group~2.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages East Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at East Lake are set by Deschutes National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — East Lake
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: $27 per night, single campsite, one vehicle included; $10 per each additional vehicle. The Deschutes NF page contradicts itself: its fee box still says $20 with a $9 extra-vehicle fee, while the prose below it says $27 and $10. recreation.gov listing 251447 (0.013 mi from our pin) charges $27 right across the 2026 season and $33.97 for its management sites, so the $27 prose is current and the $20 box is stale. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/deschutes/recreation/east-lake-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/251447.
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 East Lake
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 — East Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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