Agency-listedUSFSFee
Mottet
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.86940, -117.96089
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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 Mottet
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,170 ft.
Fire & smoke — around MottetNIFC · 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 Mottet · Umatilla National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- GGrocery21 mi
- @Mail21 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- FFuel21 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- DDump32 mi
- ShShower49 mi
- OOutfitter50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 21 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 — Mottet
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,170 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.86940, -117.96089
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Mottet · Umatilla National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterMottet Spring · ~0.1 mi
- FuelChevron · ~21.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesDixie Grocery · ~20.9 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~21.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicWalla Walla Clinic · ~21.7 mi
- HardwareFry's True Value · ~21.0 mi
EV charging — from Mottet · Umatilla National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.3 mi straight-line NW — Columbia REA, Walla Walla, WA · FLO · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 16 within 50 · 70 within 100 · 154 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.8 mi — WDVA WWVH2, Walla Walla
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.0 mi — EVchron Elgin (at an other entertainment) · EVCHRON · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-03-12 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Water & Environmental Center, Walla Walla, 20.8 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for student, faculty, and visitor use 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 250519 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mottet · Umatilla National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMottet · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRough Fork · ~0.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJubilee Lake · ~2.5 mi S · USFS
- RestroomTimothy Springs · ~3.3 mi E · USFS
Open Mottet elsewhere
Other camps near Mottet
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Jubilee Lake~2.5 mi · fee
- Target Meadows~7.1 mi · fee
- Woodward~9.2 mi · fee
- Woodland Campground~10.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Mottet
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mottet are set by Umatilla National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mottet
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 2026-08-23: $8 per night, single site; $5 per extra vehicle per night. No recreation.gov listing within 0.5 mi of our pin, so the forest page is the only current source. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/umatilla/recreation/mottet-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 Mottet
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 — Mottet
What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Fire rules & restrictions →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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