Agency-listedUSFSFee
Ripplebrook
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.08011, -122.04255
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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 Ripplebrook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,437 ft.
Fire & smoke — around RipplebrookNIFC · 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 Ripplebrook · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery0 mi
- WWater18 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- FFuel19 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- DDump21 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- PPropane24 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- AAir-up35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 0 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 — Ripplebrook
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,437 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.08011, -122.04255
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Ripplebrook · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMount Hood Villages · ~17.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuel76 · ~18.9 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~24.3 mi
- Dump station~21.0 mi
- GroceriesRipplebrook Camp Store · ~0.5 mi
- PharmacyHi-School Pharmacy · ~20.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicSandy Health Center · ~24.2 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~20.1 mi
EV charging — from Ripplebrook · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.8 mi straight-line N — WCEH Welches · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 143 within 50 · 273 within 100 · 408 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)24.3 mi — Detroit Lake, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Detroit
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.8 mi — WCEH Welches · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — The Resort at the Mountain - Tesla Destination, Welches, 18.2 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 73423 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Ripplebrook · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRipplebrook · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRainbow · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRipplebrook Concession Store · ~0.4 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIndian Henry · ~2.6 mi NW · USFS
Open Ripplebrook elsewhere
Other camps near Ripplebrook
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Indian Henry~2.6 mi
- Riverside~2.7 mi · fee
- Riverford~3.3 mi · fee
- Raab~4.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Ripplebrook
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Ripplebrook are set by Mt. Hood National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Ripplebrook
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 2026-08-20: $19 per night, single site, plus $8 per additional vehicle per night; day use is $5 per vehicle. Note the agency's two channels disagree -- recreation.gov's 2026 first-come season (May 17 to Sep 30) charges $18.55. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/mthood/recreation/ripplebrook-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232844.
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 Ripplebrook
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 — Ripplebrook
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →The town run →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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