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Joaquin Miller
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.82643, -118.97199
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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 Joaquin Miller
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,214 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Joaquin MillerNIFC · 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 Joaquin Miller · Malheur National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- +Urgent care16 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- HHardware41 mi
- LLaundry41 mi
- DDump41 mi
- WWater58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 58-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 17 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Joaquin Miller
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,214 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.82643, -118.97199
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Joaquin Miller · Malheur National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~16.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesSafeway · ~17.1 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~18.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicWadatika Health Clinic · ~15.7 mi
EV charging — from Joaquin Miller · Malheur National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.9 mi straight-line S — OTEC HARNEY CHAMBER, Burns, OR · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 9 within 100 · 88 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.3 mi — Hines, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Hines
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.9 mi — Harney County - Chamber of Commerce, Burns, OR (at a municipal building) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily; Tesla adapter available
- 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 154070 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Joaquin Miller · Malheur National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletJoaquin Miller · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIdlewild Sno-Park · ~1.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIdlewild · ~2.1 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPoison Creek Res Vault Toilet · ~13.2 mi N · BLM
Open Joaquin Miller elsewhere
Other camps near Joaquin Miller
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Idlewild~2.1 mi · fee
- Rock Springs~13.8 mi · fee
- Yellowjacket~15.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Joaquin Miller
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Joaquin Miller are set by Malheur National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Joaquin Miller
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: $8 per night for a single unit, plus $4 per day per extra vehicle. This is an equestrian camp -- our record calls it Joaquin Miller; the forest page is titled Joaquin Miller Horse Camp. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/malheur/recreation/joaquin-miller-horse-camp.
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 Joaquin Miller
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 — Joaquin Miller
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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