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Josephine Creek Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 42.24200, -123.68601
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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 Josephine Creek Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,268 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Josephine Creek CampNIFC · 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 Josephine Creek Camp · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- ShShower5 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- PPropane22 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- DDump30 mi
- LLaundry32 mi
- OOutfitter35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Josephine Creek Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,268 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
42.24200, -123.68601
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Josephine Creek Camp · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureJosephine Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townKerby · ~3.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.2 mi
- FuelSelmarc Auto · ~5.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~30.2 mi
- GroceriesFast mart · ~3.8 mi
- PharmacyAlbertsons Pharmacy · ~21.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicSisikyou Community Health Center · ~5.1 mi
- HardwareTrue Value Hardware · ~5.3 mi
EV charging — from Josephine Creek Camp · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.5 mi straight-line NE — Mocks Ford Sales, Grants Pass, OR (at a public site) · FORD_CHARGE · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 30 within 50 · 82 within 100 · 158 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)23.9 mi — Grants Pass, OR - Northeast Terry Lane - Tesla Supercharger, Grants Pass
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO23.7 mi — Walmart 1834 (Grants Pass, OR), Grants Pass
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.7 mi — Schroeder Park, Grants Pass, OR · 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 358429 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Josephine Creek Camp · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletJosephine Creek Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toilet$8 Bridge · ~0.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toilet$8 Bridge Info Site · ~0.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLittle Falls Th And Cg · ~0.5 mi E · USFS
Open Josephine Creek Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Josephine Creek Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sixmile Camp~4.5 mi · fee
- Store Gulch Cg~4.8 mi · fee
- Echo Beach Campground~5.5 mi
- Spalding Pond~7.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Josephine Creek Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Josephine Creek Camp are set by Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Josephine Creek Camp
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 Josephine Creek Camp
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 — Josephine Creek Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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