Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Medco Pond Dispersed Camping
Drive-up · public land · OR · 42.67796, -122.42733
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Ask about this camp →A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. 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 Medco Pond Dispersed Camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,999 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Medco Pond Dispersed CampingNIFC · 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 Medco Pond Dispersed Camping · public land · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- WWater19 mi
- DDump19 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- ShShower27 mi
- OOutfitter29 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
- EVEV fast charger30 mi
- PPropane31 mi
- AAir-up31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Medco Pond Dispersed Camping
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
2,999 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
42.67796, -122.42733
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Medco Pond Dispersed Camping · public land · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBuck Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townProspect · ~5.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~17.3 mi
- Propane / LPGFerrelgas · ~28.9 mi
- Dump stationMazama Campground Dump Station · ~18.6 mi
- GroceriesProspect Store · ~5.9 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~24.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicWhite City VA Medical Center · ~26.6 mi
- HardwareShady Cove Hardware · ~20.4 mi
EV charging — from Medco Pond Dispersed Camping · public land · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger29.5 mi straight-line E — CHILOQUIN EV CHI EVCS LVL 3 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 39 within 50 · 72 within 100 · 185 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)32.4 mi — Medford, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Medford
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)23.1 mi — STORE STORE, Fort Klamath, OR · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 358493 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Medco Pond Dispersed Camping · public land · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAbbott Creek Campground · ~3.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletImnaha Campground · ~5.2 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower South Fork Campground · ~5.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMill Creek Campground · ~8.4 mi N · USFS
Open Medco Pond Dispersed Camping elsewhere
Other camps near Medco Pond Dispersed Camping
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Medeco Pond Dispersed Camping~1.6 mi
- Abbott Creek Campground~3.5 mi · fee
- Imnaha Campground~5.2 mi · fee
- Lower South Fork Campground~5.3 mi · fee
How we know this — Medco Pond Dispersed Camping
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
Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.
What we don’t know about Medco Pond Dispersed Camping
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 — Medco Pond Dispersed Camping
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →Stay limits →How to read this page →All field notes →
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