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Pebble Ford
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.40051, -121.46241
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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 Pebble Ford
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,155 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Pebble FordNIFC · 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 Pebble Ford · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater9 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- DDump22 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- PPropane38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Pebble Ford
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,155 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.40051, -121.46241
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Pebble Ford · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townParkdale · ~10.0 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.3 mi
- FuelSmall Gas Station · ~10.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~21.8 mi
- GroceriesMcIsaac's Store · ~10.5 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~19.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicWater's Edge Immediate Care · ~21.2 mi
- HardwareMcIsaac's Hardware Store · ~10.5 mi
EV charging — from Pebble Ford · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.5 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 reach13 within 25 mi · 31 within 50 · 262 within 100 · 484 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.1 mi — The Dalles, OR - Tesla Supercharger, The Dalles
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.9 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
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast - Tesla Destination, Mt. Hood, 10.4 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 Pebble Ford · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPebble Ford · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEightmile · ~0.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBilly Bob Sno-Park · ~0.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFivemile Butte Lookout · ~0.7 mi NW · USFS
Open Pebble Ford elsewhere
Other camps near Pebble Ford
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Eightmile~0.5 mi · fee
- Lower Eightmile Crossing~1.4 mi · fee
- Underhill~2.3 mi · fee
- Knebal Springs Cg~2.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Pebble Ford
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Pebble Ford are set by Mt. Hood National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Pebble Ford
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: $20 per night, single site; extra vehicle $10 per night; day use $10 per vehicle -- from the Forest Service's own recreation-sites record. Mt. Hood NF's published recreation index carries no page for this camp and no recreation.gov listing sits within 0.5 mi of our pin, so this figure rests on that single agency source. Source: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RecInfraRecreationSites_02/MapServer/0 (site_name PEBBLE FORD).
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 Pebble Ford
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 — Pebble Ford
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Power off-grid →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →