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Longbow Organizational Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.40051, -122.36361
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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 Longbow Organizational Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,182 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Longbow Organizational 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 Longbow Organizational Camp · Willamette National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater6 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- DDump18 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- PPropane36 mi
- LLaundry38 mi
- AAir-up39 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 — Longbow Organizational Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,182 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.40051, -122.36361
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Longbow Organizational Camp · Willamette National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCascadia · ~6.9 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~5.8 mi
- FuelChevron · ~17.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationSweet Home RV Dump · ~17.5 mi
- GroceriesMidway Grocery · ~16.5 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~27.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicBLYC Clinic · ~24.6 mi
- HardwareHoy's Home Improvement Center · ~16.9 mi
EV charging — from Longbow Organizational Camp · Willamette National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.2 mi straight-line SE — WCEH McKenzie, Blue River, OR · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 58 within 50 · 263 within 100 · 334 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)25.5 mi — Detroit Lake, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Detroit
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.2 mi — WCEH McKenzie, Blue River, OR · 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 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 73409 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Longbow Organizational Camp · Willamette National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLongbow Organizational Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTrout Creek Campground · ~0.7 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTrout Creek Trailhead · ~0.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletYukwah · ~1.2 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Longbow Organizational Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Trout Creek Campground~0.7 mi · fee
- Yukwah Campground~1.2 mi
- Fernview~3.1 mi · fee
- House Rock Campground~5.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Longbow Organizational Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Longbow Organizational Camp are set by Willamette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Longbow Organizational 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
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: $225 per night, and this is a GROUP campground, not a single site -- the fee buys the whole facility for up to 50 people, so there is no per-site rate to quote. recreation.gov 2026 peak season (May 1 to Sep 26) lists the same $225. Our record calls this Longbow Organizational Camp; the forest page is titled Longbow Organization Camp. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/willamette/recreation/longbow-organization-camp and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232314.
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 Longbow Organizational 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 — Longbow Organizational Camp
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Power off-grid →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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