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Princess Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.58613, -122.00891
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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 Princess Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,811 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Princess CreekNIFC · 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 Princess Creek · Deschutes National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- WWater13 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- HHardware26 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- ShShower28 mi
- DDump42 mi
- PPropane46 mi
- AAir-up46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Princess Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,811 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.58613, -122.00891
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Princess Creek · Deschutes National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCrescent Lake · ~6.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~5.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesOdell Sportsman Center · ~5.2 mi
- PharmacyOakridge Pharmacy · ~25.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicOrchid Health Oakridge Clinic · ~25.8 mi
- HardwareOakridge Hardware · ~25.5 mi
EV charging — from Princess Creek · Deschutes National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.8 mi straight-line SE — Crescent, OR (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 18 within 50 · 107 within 100 · 312 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)36.1 mi — Chemult, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Chemult
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.1 mi — 52530 US-97, La Pine
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.9 mi — The Woodsman Country Lodge, Crescent, OR (at a hotel) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-12 · 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 391384 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Princess Creek · Deschutes National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPrincess Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPrincess Creek Boat Launch · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSkyline Trailhead · ~1.4 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWillamette Pass Pct · ~1.4 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps near Princess Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Serenity Bay~1.2 mi
- Pebble Bay~1.2 mi
- Trapper Creek~1.8 mi · fee
- Sunset Cove~2.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Princess Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Princess Creek are set by Deschutes National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Princess Creek
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 2026-08-21: $23 per night for a standard campsite and $25 for a premium campsite, with one vehicle included; each additional vehicle is $10. recreation.gov 2026 seasons (May 29 to Oct 17) list the same $23 and $25, and add a $46 double site the forest page does not mention. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/deschutes/recreation/princess-creek-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/267079.
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 Princess Creek
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 — Princess Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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