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Lower Canyon Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.50161, -121.64167
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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 Lower Canyon Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,884 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lower Canyon Creek CampgroundNIFC · 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 Canyon Creek Campground · Deschutes National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- PPropane3 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- WWater8 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- AAir-up15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- DDump19 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Lower Canyon Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,884 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.50161, -121.64167
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Lower Canyon Creek Campground · Deschutes National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMetolius River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townCamp Sherman · ~2.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.7 mi
- FuelFuel · ~2.9 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron Sisters · ~14.6 mi
- Dump station~19.3 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~8.8 mi
- PharmacyBi-Mart · ~14.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicSummit Healtj · ~15.3 mi
- HardwareHoyt's Hardware & Building Supply · ~15.0 mi
EV charging — from Lower Canyon Creek Campground · Deschutes National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.6 mi straight-line S — WCEH Sisters · 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 · 36 within 50 · 240 within 100 · 322 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.7 mi — Sisters, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Sisters
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.6 mi — WCEH Sisters · 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 73410 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lower Canyon Creek Campground · Deschutes National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLower Canyon Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGorge · ~1.1 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Rest · ~1.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSmiling River · ~1.8 mi S · USFS
Open Lower Canyon Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Lower Canyon Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Gorge~1.1 mi · fee
- Pine Rest~1.4 mi · fee
- Smiling River~1.8 mi · fee
- Allen Springs~2.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Lower Canyon Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lower Canyon Creek Campground are set by Deschutes National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lower Canyon Creek Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/267081
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.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Canyon Creek Campground
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 Canyon Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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