Agency-listedUSFSFee
Falls
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.85015, -119.41080
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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 Falls
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,824 ft.
Fire & smoke — around FallsNIFC · 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 Falls · Malheur National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel22 mi
- GGrocery22 mi
- @Mail22 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- ShShower26 mi
- DDump42 mi
- HHardware45 mi
- LLaundry45 mi
- WWater50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 50-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 22 mi out.
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 — Falls
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,824 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.85015, -119.41080
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Falls · Malheur National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelThe Riley Store · ~21.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesThe Riley Store · ~21.8 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~25.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicWadatika Health Clinic · ~23.6 mi
EV charging — from Falls · Malheur National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.3 mi straight-line SE — OTEC HARNEY CHAMBER, Burns, 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 · 4 within 50 · 21 within 100 · 80 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)25.5 mi — Hines, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Hines
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.3 mi — Harney County - Chamber of Commerce, Burns, OR (at a municipal building) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily; Tesla adapter available
- 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 154070 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Falls · Malheur National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletFalls · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEmigrant · ~1.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletYellowjacket · ~7.1 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDelintment Lake · ~11.5 mi W · USFS
Open Falls elsewhere
Other camps near Falls
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Emigrant~1.1 mi
- Alder Springs~5.0 mi
- Yellowjacket~7.1 mi · fee
- Delintment Lake~11.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Falls
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Falls are set by Malheur National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Falls
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 2026-08-22: $8 per night for a single unit, plus $4 per night for each extra vehicle. The forest states the same figures twice on the page and there is no recreation.gov listing. This is the Malheur NF Falls Campground in the Emigrant Creek Ranger District. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/malheur/recreation/falls-campground.
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 Falls
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 — Falls
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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