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North Waldo Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.75849, -122.00432
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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 North Waldo Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,449 ft.
Fire & smoke — around North Waldo Lake 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 North Waldo Lake Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater8 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- EVEV fast charger26 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- PPropane39 mi
- AAir-up39 mi
- DDump41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 16 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 — North Waldo Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,449 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.75849, -122.00432
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around North Waldo Lake Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townOdell Lake · ~14.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.6 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~16.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesOdell Sportsman Center · ~16.2 mi
- PharmacyOakridge Pharmacy · ~23.6 mi
EV charging — from North Waldo Lake Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.6 mi straight-line SE — Crescent, OR (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 21 within 50 · 104 within 100 · 328 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)39.6 mi — Bend, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Bend
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO26.7 mi — 52530 US-97, La Pine
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)23.4 mi — Mt. Bachelor Westside Village, Bend, OR (at a recreation facility) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: Open during parking lot hours
- 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 391384 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around North Waldo Lake Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Waldo Campground · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomNorth Waldo Boat Launch · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIslet Campground · ~0.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIslet Boat Launch · ~0.7 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near North Waldo Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Islet Campground~0.7 mi · fee
- Taylor Burn Campground~4.2 mi
- Deschutes National Forest~4.2 mi
- Shadow Bay Campground~4.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages North Waldo Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at North Waldo Lake Campground are set by Willamette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — North Waldo Lake Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233364
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
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 North Waldo Lake 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 — North Waldo Lake Campground
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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