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Mcbride Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.93512, -117.22220
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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 Mcbride Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,721 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mcbride 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 Mcbride Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- WWater21 mi
- DDump21 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- LLaundry29 mi
- HHardware29 mi
- EVEV fast charger31 mi
- MMechanic31 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 21-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 12 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 31-mi run (and back).
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 — Mcbride Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,721 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.93512, -117.22220
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Mcbride Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCarson · ~2.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelTravel Plaza · ~26.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~21.3 mi
- GroceriesHitching Post Groceries · ~11.8 mi
EV charging — from Mcbride Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger30.8 mi straight-line W — Baker City, OR - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 38 within 100 · 100 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS31.4 mi — OTEC BAKER ARMORY, Baker City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO31.4 mi — OTEC BAKER ARMORY, Baker City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.1 mi — Copperfield Campground, Oxbow, OR (at a campground) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-08-15 · 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 102370 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mcbride Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMcbride Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEagle Forks Campground · ~3.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletClear Creek Sno-Park · ~5.2 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLittle Kettle Creek Trailhead · ~9.3 mi NW · USFS
Open Mcbride Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Mcbride Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Eagle Forks Campground~3.6 mi · fee
- Fish Lake Campground~10.2 mi · fee
- Tamarack Campground~12.7 mi · fee
- Twin Lakes Campground~12.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Mcbride Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mcbride Campground are set by Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mcbride Campground
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: $10 per night for a single family unit, tent or trailer, with a self-service pay station on site. Recreation.gov listing 10367669 (0.009 mi from our pin) agrees at $10 for 2026. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/wallowa-whitman/recreation/mcbride-campground.
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 Mcbride 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 — Mcbride Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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