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Round Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.87612, -121.96863
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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 Round Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,603 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Round 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 Round Lake · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery10 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- WWater16 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- MMechanic32 mi
- PPropane33 mi
- HHardware34 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
- DDump34 mi
- LLaundry36 mi
- AAir-up45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Round Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,603 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.87612, -121.96863
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Round Lake · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRound Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townIdanha · ~13.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~13.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesMountain High Grocery · ~13.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicClinic · ~26.3 mi
EV charging — from Round Lake · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.2 mi straight-line SW — WCEH Detroit · 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 47 within 50 · 265 within 100 · 355 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)13.2 mi — Detroit Lake, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Detroit
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.2 mi — WCEH Detroit · 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 332771 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Round Lake · Mt. Hood National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomElk Lake Creek · ~2.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBreitenbush · ~6.6 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCleator Bend · ~6.9 mi S · USFS
- RestroomPansy Lake · ~7.4 mi W · USFS
Open Round Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Round Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Breitenbush Campground~6.6 mi
- Cleator Bend~6.9 mi · fee
- Fox Creek~7.6 mi · fee
- Elk Lake~8.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Round Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Round Lake are set by Mt. Hood National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Round 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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Round 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 — Round Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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