Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Red Mountain Prairie
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 42.18301, -124.01902
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Red Mountain Prairie
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,252 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Red Mountain PrairieNIFC · 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 Red Mountain Prairie · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater10 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- DDump16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- PPropane39 mi
- AAir-up40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 15 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 — Red Mountain Prairie
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,252 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
42.18301, -124.01902
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Red Mountain Prairie · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMoores Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townRockland · ~14.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.9 mi
- FuelPacific Pride · ~15.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~15.9 mi
- GroceriesMcKay's Market · ~15.3 mi
- PharmacyBi-Mart · ~16.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicSutter Coast Health Center at Brookings-Harbor · ~16.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~16.3 mi
EV charging — from Red Mountain Prairie · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.5 mi straight-line SW — WCEH Brookings · 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 18 within 50 · 66 within 100 · 155 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)30.9 mi — Crescent City, CA, Crescent City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.3 mi — AtRivers Edge RV Resort, Brookings, OR · SYNERGEV · 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 77350 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Red Mountain Prairie · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPackers Cabin · ~5.4 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomSnaketooth Pistol Range · ~6.7 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMiller Bar · ~8.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRedwood Nature · ~10.0 mi SW · USFS
Open Red Mountain Prairie elsewhere
Other camps near Red Mountain Prairie
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- South Fork Lower~5.8 mi · fee
- South Fork Upper~6.2 mi
- Redwood Bar~6.6 mi · fee
- Little Redwood~6.8 mi
The unit that manages Red Mountain Prairie
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Red Mountain Prairie are set by Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Red Mountain Prairie
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Red Mountain Prairie
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 — Red Mountain Prairie
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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