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Rainy Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.62667, -121.75779
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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 Rainy Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,007 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Rainy LakeNIFC · 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 Rainy Lake · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- DDump8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- AAir-up12 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- PPropane29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Rainy Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,007 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.62667, -121.75779
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Rainy Lake · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCascade Locks · ~6.3 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.4 mi
- FuelShell · ~7.2 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~28.8 mi
- Dump stationStevenson Trailer Sewage Dump Station · ~7.9 mi
- GroceriesHome Valley Grocery · ~5.9 mi
- PharmacyWind River Pharmacy · ~7.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicNew Directions Wellness Care · ~13.0 mi
- HardwareCarson Hardware · ~7.5 mi
EV charging — from Rainy Lake · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.0 mi straight-line NW — WCEH Cascade Locks · 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 · 106 within 50 · 260 within 100 · 599 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)7.2 mi — Thunder Island Brewing - Charli Charging, Cascade Locks
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.0 mi — WCEH Cascade Locks · 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 73425 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Rainy Lake · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRainy Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRainy-Wahtum · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Lake · ~0.8 mi S · USFS
- RestroomMt Defiance South · ~1.0 mi NE · USFS
Open Rainy Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Rainy Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Black Lake~0.8 mi · fee
- Ottertail Lake~3.1 mi
- Wahtum Lake Campground~3.8 mi
- Wyeth Campground~4.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Rainy Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Rainy Lake are set by Mt. Hood National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Rainy Lake
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: $20 per night for a single site, plus $10 per night for each additional vehicle; day use is $10 per vehicle per day. Camping and day use fees here must be paid with cash or check -- there is no card or app payment and no recreation.gov listing. Our record calls this Rainy Lake; the forest page is titled Rainy Lake Campground and Day Use, in the Hood River Ranger District. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/mthood/recreation/rainy-lake-campground-day-use.
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 Rainy Lake
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 — Rainy Lake
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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