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Moss Springs Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.27587, -117.67960
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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 Moss Springs Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,857 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Moss Springs 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 Moss Springs Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail7 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- DDump23 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- WWater42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 42-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Moss Springs Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,857 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.27587, -117.67960
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Moss Springs Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCove · ~6.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~10.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~22.7 mi
- GroceriesUnion Market · ~10.1 mi
- PharmacyUnion Drug & Soda Fountain · ~10.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicUnion Family Health Center · ~10.2 mi
- HardwareHometown Hardware, Espresso & Liquor · ~10.2 mi
EV charging — from Moss Springs Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.9 mi straight-line W — Walmart 1889 (Island City, OR) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 7 within 50 · 52 within 100 · 111 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)34.7 mi — Baker City, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Baker City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.2 mi — Hampton Inn & Suites La Grande - Tesla Destination · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Grande Hot Springs RV Resort - Tesla Destination, La Grande, 14.2 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 121710 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Moss Springs Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMoss Springs Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMoss Springs Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMoss Springs Guard Station · ~0.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNo. Fork Catherine Creek Trailhead · ~9.0 mi S · USFS
Open Moss Springs Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Moss Springs Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- North Fork Catherine Creek Campground~9.0 mi
- No. Fork Catherine Group Campground~9.3 mi · fee
- Buck Creek Forest Camp and Trailhead~10.2 mi
- Nf Catherine Creek Campground~10.2 mi
The unit that manages Moss Springs Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Moss Springs Campground are set by Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Moss Springs 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 2026-08-20: the agency's own page disagrees with itself. Wallowa-Whitman's fee table says $5 per night for a single site, while the text on that same page says the single-unit campground fee is $10.00 per night, scanned and paid at Recreation.gov. Budget $10 and confirm at the trailhead. The $5 per vehicle per day figure on the page is the day-use and trailhead parking fee, which is a separate Northwest Forest Pass fee site. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/wallowa-whitman/recreation/moss-springs-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 Moss Springs 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 — Moss Springs Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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