Agency-listedUSFSFee
Nottingham
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.36711, -121.56771
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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 Nottingham
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,337 ft.
Fire & smoke — around NottinghamNIFC · 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 Nottingham · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater5 mi
- OOutfitter5 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- AAir-up23 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- DDump24 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- PPropane34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Nottingham
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,337 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.36711, -121.56771
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Nottingham · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGovernment Camp · ~10.0 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.9 mi
- FuelChevron · ~9.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~24.1 mi
- GroceriesSummit Chevron · ~9.8 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~22.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicNew Directions Wellness Care · ~23.6 mi
- HardwareMcIsaac's Hardware Store · ~10.6 mi
EV charging — from Nottingham · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.9 mi straight-line SW — WCEH Government Camp · 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 reach12 within 25 mi · 54 within 50 · 259 within 100 · 474 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)23.7 mi — Hood River, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Hood River
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.3 mi — Mt. Hood Meadows Main Base Parking Lot · FLO · J1772 · 6 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 73444 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Nottingham · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletNottingham · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLittle John Sno-Park & Campground · ~0.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSherwood · ~1.9 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCloud Cap Saddle · ~2.4 mi N · USFS
Open Nottingham elsewhere
Other camps near Nottingham
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sherwood~1.9 mi · fee
- Cloud Cap Saddle~2.4 mi · fee
- Badger Lake~4.4 mi · fee
- Tilly Jane~4.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Nottingham
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Nottingham are set by Mt. Hood National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Nottingham
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: $30 per night, single site, per Mt. Hood NF, plus $10 per additional vehicle per night and $10 per vehicle for day use. recreation.gov listing 272096 (0.001 mi from our pin) charges $38.56 per night for the 2026 peak season, May 1 - Sep 15 -- reserve online and you pay that, not $30. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/mthood/recreation/nottingham-campground-day-use and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/272096.
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 Nottingham
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 — Nottingham
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Off-grid communication →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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