Agency-listedBLM · dispersedUnpriced · confirm
Fishermen'S Bend Recreation Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · OR · 44.75740, -122.51038
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Fishermen'S Bend Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 766 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Fishermen'S Bend Recreation AreaNIFC · 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 Fishermen'S Bend Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- EVEV fast charger2 mi
- +Urgent care2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- OOutfitter5 mi
- WWater6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- DDump24 mi
- PPropane25 mi
- AAir-up25 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Fishermen'S Bend Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
766 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.75740, -122.51038
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Fishermen'S Bend Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBradshaw Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMill City · ~1.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.7 mi
- FuelFuel · ~1.1 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~5.8 mi
- Dump station~24.1 mi
- GroceriesSelect Market · ~1.7 mi
- PharmacySamaritan Pharmacy Lebanon · ~24.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicClinic · ~1.7 mi
- HardwareScio Hardware & Home SUpplies · ~17.0 mi
EV charging — from Fishermen'S Bend Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger1.5 mi straight-line E — WCEH Mill City · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach9 within 25 mi · 87 within 50 · 279 within 100 · 336 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.6 mi — Detroit Lake, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Detroit
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.5 mi — WCEH Mill City · 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 73422 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Fishermen'S Bend Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomCanyon Cr. Restroom No. 1 · ~3.4 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomElkhorn Valley Restroom No. 1 · ~4.0 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomElkhorn Valley Restroom No. 2 · ~4.3 mi NE · BLM
- RestroomElkhorn Valley Restroom No. 3 · ~4.5 mi NE · BLM
Open Fishermen'S Bend Recreation Area elsewhere
Other camps near Fishermen'S Bend Recreation Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Shady Cove~11.9 mi · fee
- Quartzville Creek Wild And Scenic River~13.1 mi
- Quartzville Back Country Byway~15.0 mi
- Aquila Vista Recreation Site~15.8 mi
How we know this — Fishermen'S Bend Recreation Area
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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
BLM RIDB record, agency-listed. Its fee field is empty -- no fee statement -- so the cost is unpriced (field read 2026-09-19). 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 Fishermen'S Bend Recreation Area
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 — Fishermen'S Bend Recreation Area
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