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Gold Dredge
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.00186, -118.81798
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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 Gold Dredge
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,060 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Gold DredgeNIFC · 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 Gold Dredge · Umatilla National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel24 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- WWater30 mi
- ShShower35 mi
- RxPharmacy38 mi
- EVEV fast charger41 mi
- HHardware41 mi
- LLaundry41 mi
- +Urgent care41 mi
- DDump43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 30-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 41-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 — Gold Dredge
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,060 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.00186, -118.81798
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Gold Dredge · Umatilla National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townUkiah · ~10.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~24.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesDale Store · ~6.4 mi
EV charging — from Gold Dredge · Umatilla National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger40.8 mi straight-line S — 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 · 11 within 50 · 53 within 100 · 147 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)44.8 mi — Arrowhead Travel Plaza, Pendleton
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)43.1 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.
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Historic Hotel Prairie - Tesla Destination, Prairie City, 37.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 Gold Dredge · Umatilla National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGold Dredge · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDriftwood · ~2.3 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomOriental Trailhead · ~4.7 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOriental Campground · ~4.8 mi SE · USFS
Open Gold Dredge elsewhere
Other camps near Gold Dredge
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Driftwood~2.3 mi · fee
- Oriental Campground~4.8 mi · fee
- Drift Fence~5.6 mi
- Bridge Creek Wildlife Area - primitive camping along the public access road~5.6 mi
The unit that manages Gold Dredge
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Gold Dredge are set by Umatilla National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Gold Dredge
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 site. Two vehicles per site are included; each vehicle beyond that is $5 per night. Site 6 is a group site at $25 per night with no extra vehicle charge. The forest states fees are charged through November 15. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/umatilla/recreation/gold-dredge-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 Gold Dredge
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 — Gold Dredge
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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