Agency-listedUSFSFee
Indigo Springs
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.49778, -122.26335
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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 Indigo Springs
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,877 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Indigo SpringsNIFC · 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 Indigo Springs · Willamette National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- MMechanic28 mi
- DDump44 mi
- PPropane44 mi
- AAir-up44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 16 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 — Indigo Springs
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,877 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.49778, -122.26335
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Indigo Springs · Willamette National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCrescent Lake · ~16.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.3 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~16.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesOdell Sportsman Center · ~16.1 mi
- PharmacyOakridge Pharmacy · ~20.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicOrchid Health Oakridge Clinic · ~20.2 mi
- HardwareOakridge Hardware · ~20.0 mi
EV charging — from Indigo Springs · Willamette National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.0 mi straight-line S — Pacific Power Diamond Lake (Diamond Lake, OR) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 12 within 50 · 123 within 100 · 300 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)36.3 mi — Chemult, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Chemult
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO42.1 mi — 52530 US-97, La Pine
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.7 mi — Oakridge Inn and Suites · FLO · 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 466504 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Indigo Springs · Willamette National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletIndigo Springs · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSacandaga · ~3.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWarner Mountain · ~6.0 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCampers Flat · ~7.4 mi W · USFS
Open Indigo Springs elsewhere
Other camps near Indigo Springs
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sacandaga~3.3 mi · fee
- Summit Lake~7.0 mi
- Campers Flat~7.4 mi · fee
- Secret~9.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Indigo Springs
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Indigo Springs are set by Willamette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Indigo Springs
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 2026-08-22: $12 per night, single site, plus $6 per vehicle per night for an extra vehicle. Recreation.gov listing 10165375 (0.001 mi from our pin) carries $12 and $6 and marks the camp first-come, first-served for 2026, May 1 - Oct 31. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/willamette/recreation/indigo-springs-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 Indigo Springs
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 — Indigo Springs
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