Agency-listedBLM · dispersedUnpriced · confirm
Nestucca River Recreation Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · OR · 45.27803, -123.55287
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Nestucca River Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 892 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Nestucca River Recreation AreaNIFC · 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 Nestucca River Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower3 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- WWater18 mi
- PPropane18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- OOutfitter30 mi
- DDump33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 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 — Nestucca River Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
892 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.27803, -123.55287
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Nestucca River Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureThorn Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBlaine · ~7.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~13.3 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~26.3 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~14.6 mi
- PharmacySav-on · ~17.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicTillamook Regional Medical Center · ~19.1 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~18.2 mi
EV charging — from Nestucca River Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.1 mi straight-line S — WCEH Grand Ronde · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 129 within 50 · 251 within 100 · 398 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.9 mi — Tillamook, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Tillamook
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.0 mi — 547 NW B St, Willamina · OpConnect · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Youngberg Hill Vineyards, McMinnville, 14.1 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; customer and guest 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 73432 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Nestucca River Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomElk Bend Restroom No. 1 · ~0.7 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletAlder Glen Vault Toilet 2 · ~1.6 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletAlder Glen Vault Toilet 1 · ~1.6 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletFan Creek Vault Toilet 1 · ~3.0 mi E · BLM
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Other camps near Nestucca River Recreation Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Rocky Bend Group Campground~3.7 mi · fee
- South Lake Dispersed Camping~9.8 mi
- Hebo Lake Campground~12.2 mi · fee
- Castle Rock Campground~14.6 mi
How we know this — Nestucca River Recreation Area
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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
BLM RIDB record, agency-listed. Its fee field is empty -- no fee statement -- so the cost is unpriced (field read 2026-09-19). Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Nestucca River Recreation Area
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 — Nestucca River Recreation Area
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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