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Indian Henry
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.10857, -122.07591
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service 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 Indian Henry
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,264 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Indian HenryNIFC · 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 Henry · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- WWater17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- DDump18 mi
- PPropane22 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 Henry
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,264 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.10857, -122.07591
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Indian Henry · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureClackamas River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townThree Lynx · ~1.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuel76 · ~17.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~18.5 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~16.2 mi
- PharmacyHi-School Pharmacy · ~17.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicAdventist Health Medical Group - Hoodland · ~17.3 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~17.6 mi
EV charging — from Indian Henry · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.4 mi straight-line N — WCEH Welches · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 153 within 50 · 273 within 100 · 423 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.9 mi — Sandy, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Sandy
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.4 mi — WCEH Welches · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — The Resort at the Mountain - Tesla Destination, Welches, 16.7 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 73423 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Indian Henry · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletIndian Henry · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRipplebrook Concession Store · ~2.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRipplebrook · ~2.6 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRainbow · ~2.6 mi SE · USFS
Open Indian Henry elsewhere
Other camps near Indian Henry
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Ripplebrook~2.6 mi · fee
- Sunstrip Campground Loop~3.2 mi · fee
- Roaring River~3.8 mi
- Riverside~4.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Indian Henry
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Indian Henry are set by Mt. Hood National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Indian Henry
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232851
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Henry
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 Henry
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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