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Haystack Reservoir
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.49198, -121.13936
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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 Haystack Reservoir
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,910 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Haystack ReservoirNIFC · 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 Haystack Reservoir · Ochoco National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail4 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- ShShower7 mi
- DDump7 mi
- WWater8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- AAir-up9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- PPropane20 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Haystack Reservoir
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,910 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.49198, -121.13936
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Haystack Reservoir · Ochoco National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCulver · ~4.1 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~7.5 mi
- FuelMetolius Market · ~6.6 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~19.6 mi
- Dump station~6.7 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~6.2 mi
- PharmacyBi-Mart · ~8.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicPacific Northwest Audiology · ~15.5 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~9.4 mi
EV charging — from Haystack Reservoir · Ochoco National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.4 mi straight-line N — Madras, OR - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach15 within 25 mi · 28 within 50 · 139 within 100 · 324 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS9.5 mi — WCEH Madras, Madras
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO9.5 mi — WCEH Madras, Madras
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.5 mi — The Cove Palisades State Park, Culver, OR (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · 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 223506 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Haystack Reservoir · Ochoco National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHaystack Reservoir · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHaystack Reservoir · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomHaystack Reservoir Recreation Management Area-Precast Restroom Building · ~0.4 mi W · BoR
- RestroomHaystack South Shore-Precast Restroom Building · ~0.6 mi W · BoR
Open Haystack Reservoir elsewhere
Other camps near Haystack Reservoir
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Haystack Reservoir~0.2 mi · fee
- Cyrus Horse Camp~3.5 mi
- Skull Hollow~7.5 mi · fee
- Middle Deschutes Wild And Scenic River~10.7 mi
The unit that manages Haystack Reservoir
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Haystack Reservoir are set by Ochoco National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Haystack Reservoir
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 2026-08-31: $25 per night, single site -- but the SAME Ochoco NF page contradicts itself. Its fee box says $25 single site, $50 weekday / $75 weekend group site, $10 per additional vehicle per night and $7 per vehicle day use; the narrative directly below says $20 per single campsite with the same $10 extra vehicle and the same $50/$75 group rates. recreation.gov listing 234779, HAYSTACK CAMPGROUND (EAST SHORE), 0.207 mi from our pin, sides with $25 for a standard non-electric site for the 2026 season, Apr 24 - Oct 10. Budget $25. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/ochoco/recreation/haystack-reservoir-campground-and-day-use-area.
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 Haystack Reservoir
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 — Haystack Reservoir
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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