Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Kelsay Valley Forest Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.31238, -122.11191
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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 Kelsay Valley Forest Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,252 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Kelsay Valley Forest 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 Kelsay Valley Forest Camp · Umpqua National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- LLaundry4 mi
- WWater7 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- OOutfitter15 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- DDump31 mi
- HHardware35 mi
- RxPharmacy35 mi
- +Urgent care35 mi
- PPropane57 mi
- AAir-up57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — Kelsay Valley Forest Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,252 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.31238, -122.11191
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Kelsay Valley Forest Camp · Umpqua National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCrystal Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townDiamond Lake · ~9.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.8 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationMazama Campground Dump Station · ~30.9 mi
- GroceriesSouth Store · ~11.9 mi
EV charging — from Kelsay Valley Forest Camp · Umpqua National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.4 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 98 within 100 · 227 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)21.6 mi — Chemult, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Chemult
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO42.1 mi — 52530 US-97, La Pine
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)23.4 mi — The Woodsman Country Lodge, Crescent, OR (at a hotel) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-12 · 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 Kelsay Valley Forest Camp · Umpqua National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletKelsay Valley Horse Camp · ~0.8 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomKelsay Valley Trailhead (North Umpqua Trail) · ~0.9 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletInlet · ~2.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEast Lemolo Campground And Boat Ramp · ~2.6 mi W · USFS
Open Kelsay Valley Forest Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Kelsay Valley Forest Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Kelsay Valley Horse Camp~0.8 mi · fee
- Crystal Springs~1.4 mi
- Inlet~2.2 mi · fee
- East Lemolo Campground And Boat Ramp~2.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Kelsay Valley Forest Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Kelsay Valley Forest Camp are set by Umpqua National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Kelsay Valley Forest 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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Kelsay Valley Forest 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 — Kelsay Valley Forest Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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