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Mt Ashland
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 42.07600, -122.71345
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Mt Ashland
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,692 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mt AshlandNIFC · 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 Mt Ashland · Klamath National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater7 mi
- ShShower7 mi
- DDump8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- PPropane8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Mt Ashland
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,692 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
42.07600, -122.71345
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Mt Ashland · Klamath National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townAshland · ~8.1 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~7.2 mi
- FuelMobil · ~7.6 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~7.7 mi
- Dump station~7.5 mi
- GroceriesMarket of Choice · ~7.6 mi
- PharmacyBi-Mart Pharmacy · ~7.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicStudent Health & Wellness Center · ~7.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~8.5 mi
EV charging — from Mt Ashland · Klamath National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.8 mi straight-line N — Ashland, OR - Tesla Supercharger · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 24 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach19 within 25 mi · 39 within 50 · 78 within 100 · 166 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS7.9 mi — WCEH Ashland, Ashland
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO7.9 mi — WCEH Ashland, Ashland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)0.5 mi — MTA-EVCHARGER-1 MTASHLANDEV1 · 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 311229 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mt Ashland · Klamath National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMt Ashland · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomBull Gap Sno-Park · ~1.0 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGrouse Gap · ~1.2 mi W · USFS
- RestroomOld Quarry Fishing Access-Precast Restroom Building · ~6.5 mi NE · BoR
Open Mt Ashland elsewhere
Other camps near Mt Ashland
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Wrangle Campground~7.5 mi
- Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument~10.2 mi
- Beaver Creek~11.9 mi
- Hyatt Reservoir~14.1 mi
The unit that manages Mt Ashland
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mt Ashland are set by Klamath National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mt Ashland
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Mt Ashland
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 — Mt Ashland
What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Fire rules & restrictions →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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