Agency-listedUSFSFee
Grayback
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 42.14202, -123.46102
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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 Grayback
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,826 ft.
Fire & smoke — around GraybackNIFC · 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 Grayback · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- WWater13 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- PPropane21 mi
- AAir-up23 mi
- DDump25 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- OOutfitter29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Grayback
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,826 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
42.14202, -123.46102
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Grayback · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCave Junction · ~9.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~9.6 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~21.3 mi
- Dump station~24.7 mi
- GroceriesSpeedy Mart · ~9.6 mi
- PharmacyAlbertsons Pharmacy · ~20.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicDaVita Grants Pass Ii Dialysis · ~20.2 mi
- HardwareTrue Value Hardware · ~9.7 mi
EV charging — from Grayback · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.2 mi straight-line N — Mocks Ford Sales, Grants Pass, OR (at a public site) · FORD_CHARGE · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 31 within 50 · 87 within 100 · 163 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.0 mi — Grants Pass, OR - Northeast Terry Lane - Tesla Supercharger, Grants Pass
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO21.9 mi — Walmart 1834 (Grants Pass, OR), Grants Pass
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.7 mi — TROON VINEYARD EV STATION 1, Grants Pass, OR · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 358429 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Grayback · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGrayback · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChinquapinn Camp · ~0.3 mi E · USFS
- RestroomCave Creek Restroom 2 · ~2.4 mi SE · NPS
- RestroomCave Creek Restroom 1 · ~2.4 mi SE · NPS
Open Grayback elsewhere
Other camps near Grayback
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Chinquapinn Camp~0.3 mi · fee
- Rogue-River Siskiyou National Forest~5.9 mi
- Bolan Lake Cg~8.2 mi · fee
- Josephine Creek Camp~13.4 mi
The unit that manages Grayback
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Grayback are set by Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Grayback
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 2026-08-23: $15 per night, single site; $5 per extra vehicle per night. The forest page and recreation.gov listing 10386605 (0.001 mi from our pin) agree for the 2026 first-come first-served season, May 18 - Oct 11. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/rogue-siskiyou/recreation/grayback-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 Grayback
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 — Grayback
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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