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Indian Springs Campground (not maintained)
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.55704, -121.82674
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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 Springs Campground (not maintained)
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,228 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Indian Springs Campground (not maintained)NIFC · 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 Springs Campground (not maintained) · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery4 mi
- WWater8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- DDump10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- PPropane24 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 Springs Campground (not maintained)
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,228 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.55704, -121.82674
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Indian Springs Campground (not maintained) · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNice Rock Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBonneville · ~8.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.0 mi
- FuelChevron · ~8.2 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron · ~8.2 mi
- Dump stationStevenson Trailer Sewage Dump Station · ~9.9 mi
- GroceriesColumbia Market · ~8.2 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~17.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicAdventist Health Medical Group - Hoodland · ~16.0 mi
- HardwareMcIsaac's Hardware Store · ~11.5 mi
EV charging — from Indian Springs Campground (not maintained) · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.2 mi straight-line NW — Thunder Island Brewing - Charli Charging, Cascade Locks, OR (at a brewery / winery) · Non-Networked · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-10-13 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach14 within 25 mi · 129 within 50 · 266 within 100 · 570 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO8.4 mi — WCEH Cascade Locks, Cascade Locks
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.4 mi — WCEH Cascade Locks · 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 charger$0.45 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 428668 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Indian Springs Campground (not maintained) · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWahtum Lake · ~2.2 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWahtum Lake · ~2.2 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLost Lake · ~3.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Lake · ~5.2 mi NE · USFS
Open Indian Springs Campground (not maintained) elsewhere
Other camps near Indian Springs Campground (not maintained)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Wahtum Lake Campground~2.1 mi
- Ottertail Lake~3.0 mi
- Lost Lake~3.9 mi · fee
- Black Lake~5.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Indian Springs Campground (not maintained)
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Indian Springs Campground (not maintained) are set by Mt. Hood National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Indian Springs Campground (not maintained)
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Springs Campground (not maintained)
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 Springs Campground (not maintained)
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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