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Grassy Camp
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · OR · 44.74034, -120.26512
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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 Grassy Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,510 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Grassy CampNIFC · 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 Grassy Camp · Bureau of Land Management · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater6 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- FFuel18 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
- MMechanic34 mi
- +Urgent care41 mi
- PPropane42 mi
- EVEV fast charger42 mi
- LLaundry42 mi
- HHardware42 mi
- OOutfitter42 mi
- AAir-up44 mi
- DDump47 mi
- ShShower48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 13 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 42-mi run (and back).
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 — Grassy Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
1,510 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.74034, -120.26512
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Grassy Camp · Bureau of Land Management · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureJohn Day River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townTwickenham · ~4.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~18.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesWheeler County Trading Co · ~13.2 mi
EV charging — from Grassy Camp · Bureau of Land Management · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger41.5 mi straight-line SW — Power Up, Food Carts and Coffee - Fast Charger, Prineville, OR · FLO · 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 · 65 within 100 · 325 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)43.6 mi — Madras, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Madras
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.2 mi — COLUMBIA BASIN FOSSIL · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Town of Mitchell - Tesla Destination, Mitchell, 13.2 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Whole in the Wall, Mitchell, 13.2 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily; for Tesla use only · AFDC lists it “Free; donations accepted” - 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 357592 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Grassy Camp · Bureau of Land Management · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPriest Hole - Rec Site - Vault Toilet · ~0.3 mi W · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletLower Burnt Ranch - Rec Site - Vault Toilet · ~4.4 mi W · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletTwickenham - Rec Site - Vault Toilet · ~4.9 mi E · BLM
- RestroomPH BLDG Restrooms · ~6.0 mi S · NPS
Open Grassy Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Grassy Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Priest Hole BLM Recreation Site~0.3 mi
- Homestead Site~0.3 mi
- BLM dispersed camp #15 — Wheeler County, OR~0.5 mi
- Homestead Rapid~0.7 mi
How we know this — Grassy Camp
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
no road or trail found nearby — check manually
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 Grassy Camp
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 — Grassy Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →How to read this page →All field notes →
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