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Indian Ford
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.35869, -121.61138
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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 Indian Ford
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,258 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Indian FordNIFC · 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 Indian Ford · Deschutes National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- WWater3 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- AAir-up5 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- PPropane7 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- DDump22 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Indian Ford
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,258 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.35869, -121.61138
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Indian Ford · Deschutes National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBlack Butte Ranch · ~2.9 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.4 mi
- FuelChevron Sisters · ~4.8 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~7.2 mi
- Dump station~21.7 mi
- GroceriesGeneral Store · ~1.9 mi
- PharmacyBi-Mart · ~5.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicHigh Lakes Health Care · ~5.3 mi
- HardwareHoyt's Hardware & Building Supply · ~5.3 mi
EV charging — from Indian Ford · Deschutes National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.9 mi straight-line SE — WCEH Sisters · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 32 within 50 · 208 within 100 · 317 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)5.0 mi — Sisters, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Sisters
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.9 mi — WCEH Sisters · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 73410 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Indian Ford · Deschutes National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletIndian Ford · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGraham Corral · ~1.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Butte T.H. · ~3.1 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCold Spring · ~3.6 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near Indian Ford
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Graham Corral~1.8 mi · fee
- Cold Spring~3.6 mi · fee
- Sisters Cow Camp~5.8 mi
- Riverside~6.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Indian Ford
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Indian Ford are set by Deschutes National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Indian Ford
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: $21 per night, single campsite, one vehicle included; $10 per each additional vehicle. The forest page and recreation.gov listing 267082 (0.233 mi from our pin) agree at $21 right across 2026, reservable May 22 - Sep 26 and first-come either side of that. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/deschutes/recreation/indian-ford-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 Indian Ford
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 — Indian Ford
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →First-night troubleshooting →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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