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Gold Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.63028, -122.06474
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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 Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,171 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Gold Lake CampgroundNIFC · 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 Lake Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- WWater15 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- ShShower30 mi
- DDump44 mi
- PPropane47 mi
- AAir-up47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Gold Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,171 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.63028, -122.06474
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Gold Lake Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCrescent Lake · ~10.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~9.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesOdell Sportsman Center · ~9.3 mi
- PharmacyOakridge Pharmacy · ~22.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicOrchid Health Oakridge Clinic · ~22.1 mi
- HardwareOakridge Hardware · ~21.7 mi
EV charging — from Gold Lake Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.8 mi straight-line SE — Crescent, OR (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 18 within 50 · 105 within 100 · 314 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)39.9 mi — Chemult, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Chemult
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO30.0 mi — 52530 US-97, La Pine
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.8 mi — The Woodsman Country Lodge, Crescent, OR (at a hotel) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-12 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 391384 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Gold Lake Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGold Lake Boat Launch · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGold Lake Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGold Lake Shelter · ~1.0 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGold Lake Trailhead · ~1.2 mi SE · USFS
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Other camps near Gold Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Trapper Creek~3.5 mi · fee
- Princess Creek~4.1 mi · fee
- Shadow Bay Campground~4.5 mi · fee
- Pebble Bay~4.6 mi
The unit that manages Gold Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Gold Lake Campground are set by Willamette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Gold Lake Campground
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: $26 per night, single site, plus $10 per extra vehicle per night; day use is $10 per vehicle per day. The forest directs campers to download the Recreation.gov app before the trip and pay onsite with Scan and Pay. recreation.gov 2026 season (Jun 22 to Oct 30) lists the same $26. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/willamette/recreation/gold-lake-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10165305.
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 Lake Campground
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 Lake Campground
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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