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Saddle Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.40109, -116.72427
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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 Saddle Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,583 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Saddle Creek CampgroundNIFC · 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 Saddle Creek Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- FFuel20 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- WWater25 mi
- DDump25 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- RxPharmacy27 mi
- MMechanic27 mi
- EVEV fast charger46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 12 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 46-mi run (and back).
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 — Saddle Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,583 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.40109, -116.72427
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Saddle Creek Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHorse Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townImnaha · ~12.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~26.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~25.0 mi
- GroceriesRiggins Whitewater Market · ~19.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicWallowa Memorial Hospital · ~27.3 mi
EV charging — from Saddle Creek Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger45.6 mi straight-line SE — McCall, ID - Tesla Supercharger (at a municipal building) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 41 within 100 · 104 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS45.7 mi — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 2, McCall
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO45.7 mi — MCCALL CHARGEPO MC CHARGE 2, McCall
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)26.8 mi — WR EV STATION WR EV STATION, Enterprise, OR · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Bronze Antler Bed & Breakfast - Tesla Destination, Joseph, 24.8 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 405687 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Saddle Creek Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSaddle Creek Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGranny View Overlook · ~1.1 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFreezeout Trailhead · ~2.5 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomHat Point Trailhead · ~3.8 mi NE · USFS
Open Saddle Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Saddle Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Seven Devils Campground~10.7 mi
- Windy Saddle Horse Camp~11.0 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — ID #370~12.3 mi
- Eagle Bar~12.6 mi
The unit that manages Saddle Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Saddle Creek Campground are set by Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Saddle Creek Campground
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 2026-08-25: $10 per night, single site (tent or trailer, one family unit). This is a remote Hells Canyon camp: the Wallowa-Whitman page says payment is by self-service pay station on site. No coordinate-verified recreation.gov listing. The Forest Service's own recreation-sites record agrees at $10. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/wallowa-whitman/recreation/saddle-creek-campground and https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RecInfraRecreationSites_02/MapServer/0 (site_name SADDLE CREEK 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 Saddle Creek Campground
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 — Saddle Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →