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Frazier Campground & Butcher Knife Trailhead
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.15960, -118.63966
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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 Frazier Campground & Butcher Knife Trailhead
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,311 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Frazier Campground & Butcher Knife 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 Frazier Campground & Butcher Knife Trailhead · Umatilla National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- FFuel24 mi
- MMechanic27 mi
- WWater28 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- RxPharmacy29 mi
- HHardware30 mi
- EVEV fast charger30 mi
- DDump31 mi
- LLaundry36 mi
- ShShower36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 28-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 14 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 30-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 — Frazier Campground & Butcher Knife Trailhead
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,311 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.15960, -118.63966
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Frazier Campground & Butcher Knife Trailhead · Umatilla National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townUkiah · ~14.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~24.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~14.3 mi
- PharmacyRed Cross Drug Store · ~29.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~28.2 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~29.7 mi
EV charging — from Frazier Campground & Butcher Knife Trailhead · Umatilla National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger30.3 mi straight-line NE — VOLVO CAR USA LA GRANDE DC4 · 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 · 12 within 50 · 51 within 100 · 135 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)33.5 mi — Arrowhead Travel Plaza, Pendleton
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)30.3 mi — Hampton Inn & Suites La Grande - Tesla Destination · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 256977 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Frazier Campground & Butcher Knife Trailhead · Umatilla National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletFrazier Campground & Butcher Knife Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomFour Corners Snowpark · ~2.0 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUmapine Campground · ~4.9 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomUmapine Ohv Trailhead · ~4.9 mi SE · USFS
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Other camps near Frazier Campground & Butcher Knife Trailhead
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Frog Heaven Forest Camp~4.2 mi
- Umapine Campground~4.9 mi · fee
- Bear Wallow Campground & Trailhead~5.7 mi · fee
- Lane Creek~6.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Frazier Campground & Butcher Knife Trailhead
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Frazier Campground & Butcher Knife Trailhead are set by Umatilla National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Frazier Campground & Butcher Knife 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
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: $10 per night for a single site, plus $5 per vehicle for anything beyond the two vehicles a site allows. Sites 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 are group sites at $25 per night with no extra-vehicle charge. Camping fees are charged through Nov 15. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/umatilla/recreation/frazier-campground-trailhead.
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 Frazier Campground & Butcher Knife 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 — Frazier Campground & Butcher Knife Trailhead
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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