Agency-listedUSFSFee
Paradise Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.18612, -122.09612
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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 Paradise Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,524 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Paradise 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 Paradise Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery3 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- WWater11 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- AAir-up28 mi
- HHardware28 mi
- PPropane29 mi
- DDump34 mi
- OOutfitter36 mi
- LLaundry39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Paradise Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,524 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.18612, -122.09612
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Paradise Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~6.2 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~29.3 mi
- GroceriesMcKenzie General Store · ~3.4 mi
- PharmacyBi-Mart · ~27.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicBLYC Clinic · ~17.1 mi
- HardwareHoyt's Hardware & Building Supply · ~27.9 mi
EV charging — from Paradise Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.3 mi straight-line W — WCEH McKenzie, Blue River, OR · 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 46 within 50 · 195 within 100 · 335 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)27.5 mi — Sisters, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Sisters
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.3 mi — WCEH McKenzie, Blue River, OR · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 73409 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Paradise Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletParadise Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Portable toiletMckenzie River Trailhead (West) · ~1.7 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLimberlost · ~2.3 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHorse Creek Group Campground · ~3.2 mi SW · USFS
Open Paradise Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Paradise Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Paradise Campground~0.2 mi · fee
- Limberlost~2.3 mi · fee
- Horse Creek Group Campground~3.2 mi · fee
- McKenzie Bridge Campground~3.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Paradise Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Paradise Campground are set by Willamette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Paradise 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 2026-08-31: $29 per night, single site; $58 double site; $10 per additional vehicle. The Willamette NF page and recreation.gov listing 231986, PARADISE IN OREGON, 0.001 mi from our pin, agree at $29 standard non-electric and $58 double for the 2026 season, Apr 30 - Oct 10. (That listing also carries $28 and $52 MANAGEMENT rows; those are not public bookings and are excluded.) You can pay onsite through the Recreation.gov app with Scan and Pay. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/willamette/recreation/paradise-campground.
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 Paradise 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 — Paradise Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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