Agency-listedUSFSFee
Roaring River
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.95089, -122.08385
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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 Roaring River
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,637 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Roaring RiverNIFC · 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 Roaring River · Willamette National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater9 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- HHardware24 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
- LLaundry35 mi
- AAir-up35 mi
- PPropane38 mi
- DDump44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 16 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 — Roaring River
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,637 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.95089, -122.08385
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Roaring River · Willamette National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.9 mi
- FuelChevron · ~16.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesMcKenzie General Store · ~15.9 mi
- PharmacyOakridge Pharmacy · ~24.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicOrchid Health Oakridge Clinic · ~24.1 mi
- HardwareOakridge Hardware · ~23.9 mi
EV charging — from Roaring River · Willamette National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.8 mi straight-line NW — WCEH McKenzie, Blue River, OR · 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 36 within 50 · 118 within 100 · 327 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.2 mi — Sisters, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Sisters
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.8 mi — WCEH McKenzie, Blue River, OR · 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 73409 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Roaring River · Willamette National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRoaring River · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFrissell Crossing Campground · ~0.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFrissell Boating · ~0.6 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBox Canyon Guard Station · ~3.2 mi S · USFS
Open Roaring River elsewhere
Other camps near Roaring River
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Frissell Crossing Campground~0.5 mi · fee
- Box Canyon Horse Camp~3.2 mi
- Red Diamond~5.6 mi · fee
- Skookum Creek~6.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Roaring River
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Roaring River are set by Willamette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Roaring River
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: $50 per night -- this is a GROUP site holding up to 50 people, not a single site. recreation.gov's 2026 season (May 7 to Oct 18) lists the same $50. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/willamette/recreation/roaring-river-group-campground.
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 Roaring River
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 — Roaring River
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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