Agency-listedUSFSFee
Rock Springs
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.00030, -118.83604
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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 Rock Springs
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,117 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Rock SpringsNIFC · 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 Rock Springs · Malheur National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- GGrocery28 mi
- EVEV fast charger29 mi
- RxPharmacy29 mi
- HHardware29 mi
- MMechanic29 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
- LLaundry30 mi
- DDump31 mi
- ShShower31 mi
- WWater44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 44-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 12 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Rock Springs
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,117 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.00030, -118.83604
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Rock Springs · Malheur National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSeneca · ~11.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~11.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesCanyon City Market · ~27.7 mi
- PharmacyLen's Drug · ~29.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicWadatika Health Clinic · ~29.3 mi
- HardwareJohn Day True Value · ~29.3 mi
EV charging — from Rock Springs · Malheur National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger29.2 mi straight-line N — OTEC JOHN DAY · ChargePoint Network · CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 16 within 100 · 97 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)31.9 mi — Hines, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Hines
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO29.9 mi — OTEC OTEC OFFICE JD, John Day
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)30.4 mi — Harney County - Chamber of Commerce, Burns, OR (at a municipal building) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily; Tesla adapter available
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Grant County Chamber of Commerce - Tesla Destination, John Day, 29.4 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 183737 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Rock Springs · Malheur National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRock Springs · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPoison Creek Res Vault Toilet · ~4.1 mi W · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletParish Cabin · ~12.9 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJoaquin Miller · ~13.8 mi SW · USFS
Open Rock Springs elsewhere
Other camps near Rock Springs
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Parish Cabin~12.9 mi · fee
- Joaquin Miller~13.8 mi · fee
- Wickiup~15.0 mi · fee
- Idlewild~15.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Rock Springs
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Rock Springs are set by Malheur National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Rock Springs
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 2026-08-23: $6 per night, single site; $3 per extra vehicle. recreation.gov listing 10372616 sits 0.001 mi from our pin and charges $6; Malheur NF's own Rock Springs page carries the same $6 and $3 but prints coordinates 1.599 mi away, so the booking listing is the better-located source and the two agree on the number. Sources: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10372616 and https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/malheur/recreation/rock-springs-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 Rock Springs
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 — Rock Springs
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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