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Ochoco Forest Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.39689, -120.42415
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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 Ochoco Forest Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,991 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Ochoco Forest CampNIFC · 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 Ochoco Forest Camp · Ochoco National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater15 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- PPropane22 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- DDump23 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 17 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 — Ochoco Forest Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,991 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.39689, -120.42415
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Ochoco Forest Camp · Ochoco National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCoyle Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPost · ~16.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.1 mi
- FuelChevron · ~22.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~22.9 mi
- GroceriesWheeler County Trading Co · ~17.7 mi
- PharmacyBi-Mart · ~20.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicCascade Direct Care · ~20.9 mi
EV charging — from Ochoco Forest Camp · Ochoco National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.7 mi straight-line W — Stryker Park, Prineville, OR · FLO · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 23 within 50 · 45 within 100 · 292 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)38.1 mi — Madras, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Madras
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.8 mi — Coffeyville, Prineville, OR · FLO · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Town of Mitchell - Tesla Destination, Mitchell, 17.7 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Whole in the Wall, Mitchell, 17.7 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily; for Tesla use only · AFDC lists it “Free; donations accepted” - 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 328770 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Ochoco Forest Camp · Ochoco National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletOchoco Forest Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOchoco Ranger Station - Kiosk · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLookout Mtn Lower · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomOchoco Ranger Rental · at this camp · USFS
Open Ochoco Forest Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Ochoco Forest Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Walton Lake~5.0 mi · fee
- White Rock~6.2 mi
- Ochoco Divide~7.3 mi · fee
- Wildwood~7.5 mi
The unit that manages Ochoco Forest Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Ochoco Forest Camp are set by Ochoco National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Ochoco Forest Camp
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 2026-08-25: $20-$25 per night, single campsite -- the agency's own two records DISAGREE. The Ochoco NF recreation page says $20 single campsite plus a $10 extra-vehicle fee and $7 per vehicle day use; the Forest Service recreation-sites record says $25 single site, with group sites at $125 weekday / $200 weekend and the same $7 day use. recreation.gov listing 234675 (0.128 mi from our pin) carries only a $90 rate, which is the group facility, not a single site. Budget $25. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/ochoco/recreation/ochoco-forest-campground and https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RecInfraRecreationSites_02/MapServer/0 (site_name OCHOCO FOREST CAMP).
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 Ochoco Forest Camp
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 — Ochoco Forest Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →The town run →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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