Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Elko
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 42.38900, -124.22701
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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 Elko
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,091 ft.
Fire & smoke — around ElkoNIFC · 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 Elko · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- WWater13 mi
- DDump19 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- PPropane46 mi
- AAir-up46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Elko
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,091 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
42.38900, -124.22701
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Elko · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureElko Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBagnell Ferry · ~9.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuel76 · ~10.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~19.1 mi
- GroceriesRay's Food Place · ~10.0 mi
- PharmacyFred Meyer Pharmacy · ~23.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicCurry General Hospital · ~9.9 mi
EV charging — from Elko · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.7 mi straight-line W — Motel 6 - Gold Beach · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 5 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 15 within 50 · 58 within 100 · 126 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)43.9 mi — Crescent City, CA, Crescent City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.7 mi — Motel 6 - Gold Beach · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 360603 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Elko · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomQuosatana Campground · ~7.5 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomQuosatana Day Use Area · ~7.7 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomLobster Creek Campground · ~8.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPackers Cabin · ~12.3 mi SE · USFS
Open Elko elsewhere
Other camps near Elko
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Snow Camp Lookout~4.4 mi · fee
- Wildhorse~6.2 mi
- Quosatana Campground~7.5 mi · fee
- Game Lake~7.8 mi
The unit that manages Elko
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Elko are set by Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Elko
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Elko
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 — Elko
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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