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Fairview Campground & Trailhead
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.95577, -119.71123
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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 Fairview Campground & Trailhead
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,321 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Fairview Campground & TrailheadNIFC · 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 Fairview Campground & Trailhead · Umatilla National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- WWater28 mi
- RxPharmacy29 mi
- MMechanic30 mi
- DDump48 mi
- ShShower48 mi
- EVEV fast charger52 mi
- HHardware52 mi
- LLaundry52 mi
- +Urgent care58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 28-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 52-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 — Fairview Campground & Trailhead
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,321 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.95577, -119.71123
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Fairview Campground & Trailhead · Umatilla National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureKahler Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSpray · ~9.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelLone Elk Market · ~9.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesBoyer's Store · ~17.1 mi
- PharmacyMurray's Drug · ~28.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicPioneer Memorial Hospital · ~28.8 mi
EV charging — from Fairview Campground & Trailhead · Umatilla National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger51.7 mi straight-line SE — OTEC OTEC OFFICE JD, John Day, OR · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · none within 50 · 74 within 100 · 206 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)61.2 mi — Boardman, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Boardman
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.8 mi — COLUMBIA BASIN FOSSIL · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Whole in the Wall, Mitchell, 34.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily; for Tesla use only · AFDC lists it “Free; donations accepted”
- 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 312972 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Fairview Campground & Trailhead · Umatilla National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletFairview Campground & Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBull Prairie Campground (North) · ~2.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBull Prairie Campground & Picnic · ~2.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTamarack Lookout Cabin · ~6.2 mi SE · USFS
Open Fairview Campground & Trailhead elsewhere
Other camps near Fairview Campground & Trailhead
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bull Prairie Campground (North)~2.6 mi · fee
- Bull Prairie Campground & Picnic~2.7 mi · fee
- Service Creek~18.1 mi
- BLM dispersed camp #21 — Wheeler County, OR~19.9 mi
The unit that manages Fairview Campground & Trailhead
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Fairview Campground & Trailhead are set by Umatilla National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Fairview Campground & Trailhead
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 Fairview Campground & Trailhead
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 — Fairview Campground & Trailhead
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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