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Lower Buck Creek Forest Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.06948, -121.25704
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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 Lower Buck Creek Forest Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,084 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lower Buck Creek 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 Lower Buck Creek Forest Camp · Fremont-Winema National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery11 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- EVEV fast charger28 mi
- MMechanic29 mi
- HHardware31 mi
- LLaundry31 mi
- WWater43 mi
- +Urgent care44 mi
- RxPharmacy44 mi
- ShShower45 mi
- DDump45 mi
- OOutfitter47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 43-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 11 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 — Lower Buck Creek Forest Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,084 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.06948, -121.25704
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Lower Buck Creek Forest Camp · Fremont-Winema National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSilver Lake · ~11.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~11.3 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~30.8 mi
- GroceriesSilver Lake Market · ~11.2 mi
EV charging — from Lower Buck Creek Forest Camp · Fremont-Winema National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger28.4 mi straight-line W — Pilot Travel Center 133, Chemult, OR · eVgo Network · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 53 within 100 · 141 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)28.7 mi — Chemult, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Chemult
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO45.5 mi — 52530 US-97, La Pine
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)30.8 mi — Santa's Hardware, Christmas Valley, OR (at a hardware store) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-04-14 · hours: 9am-6pm M-Sat, 11am-4pm Sun; Also accepts PayPal
- 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 396083 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lower Buck Creek Forest Camp · Fremont-Winema National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBuck Creek Lower · ~0.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBuck Creek Upper · ~1.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSilver Creek Marsh · ~7.6 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAntler Trailhead / Horse Camp · ~7.6 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near Lower Buck Creek Forest Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lower Buck Creek Forest Camp~0.5 mi
- Upper Buck Creek Forest Camp~1.0 mi
- Buck Creek Upper~1.2 mi
- Silver Creek Marsh Campground~7.6 mi
The unit that manages Lower Buck Creek Forest Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lower Buck Creek Forest Camp are set by Fremont-Winema National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lower Buck Creek Forest Camp
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
no road or trail found nearby — check manually
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 Lower Buck Creek 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 — Lower Buck Creek Forest Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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