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Packard Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.66667, -122.43057
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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 Packard Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,547 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Packard Creek 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 Packard Creek Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery4 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- WWater12 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- ShShower30 mi
- MMechanic31 mi
- PPropane32 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
- EVEV fast charger34 mi
- DDump37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 34-mi run (and back).
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 — Packard Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,547 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.66667, -122.43057
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Packard Creek Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townOakridge · ~5.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~6.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesDink's Market · ~4.5 mi
- PharmacyOakridge Pharmacy · ~6.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicOrchid Health Oakridge Clinic · ~6.0 mi
- HardwareOakridge Hardware · ~5.8 mi
EV charging — from Packard Creek Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger33.8 mi straight-line NW — CRESWELL BELL BURRITO SUPREME · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 29 within 50 · 132 within 100 · 327 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)33.9 mi — Creswell, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Creswell
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.4 mi — Oakridge Inn and Suites · FLO · 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 348936 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Packard Creek Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPackard Creek Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPackard Creek Boat Launch · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBingham · ~0.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLarison Cove · ~1.9 mi NW · USFS
Open Packard Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Packard Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Packard Campground~0.2 mi
- Sand Prairie Campground~4.6 mi · fee
- Sand Prairie Campground~4.8 mi · fee
- Salmon Creek Falls~7.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Packard Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Packard Creek Campground are set by Willamette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Packard Creek Campground
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 2026-08-22: $25 per night for a single site, $50 for a double and $200 for a group site, plus $10 per vehicle per night for extra vehicles and $10 per vehicle per day for day use -- those are the forest own figures. Note the agency two channels disagree by a dollar or two: recreation.gov 2026 peak season (May 22 to Sep 19) charges $24 single and $48 double, and its Scan-and-Pay rates are lower again at $23 single and $42 double. The $200 group rate is the same on both. Budget $25. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/willamette/recreation/packard-creek-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232894.
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 Packard Creek 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 — Packard Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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