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Sam Brown
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 42.44201, -123.68602
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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 Sam Brown
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,053 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sam BrownNIFC · 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 Sam Brown · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- MMechanic9 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- WWater12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- PPropane18 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- DDump23 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 11 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 — Sam Brown
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,053 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
42.44201, -123.68602
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Sam Brown · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSelma · ~11.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSelmarc Auto · ~11.2 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~18.1 mi
- Dump station~22.8 mi
- GroceriesRay's Food Place · ~11.8 mi
- PharmacyAlbertsons Pharmacy · ~17.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicDaVita Grants Pass Ii Dialysis · ~17.2 mi
- HardwareFarmers Building Supply · ~16.4 mi
EV charging — from Sam Brown · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.2 mi straight-line E — Mocks Ford Sales, Grants Pass, OR (at a public site) · FORD_CHARGE · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 27 within 50 · 72 within 100 · 160 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.5 mi — Grants Pass, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Grants Pass
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO18.6 mi — WCEH Grants Pass, Grants Pass
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.8 mi — Schroeder Park, Grants Pass, OR · FLO · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 358429 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sam Brown · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSam Brown · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBriggs Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSam Brown Horse Camp · ~0.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Pine · ~1.1 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Sam Brown
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sam Brown Horse Camp~0.3 mi · fee
- Big Pine~1.1 mi · fee
- Spalding Pond~6.6 mi · fee
- Sixmile Camp~10.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Sam Brown
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sam Brown are set by Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sam Brown
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 2026-08-21: $10 per night, single site, plus $5 per additional vehicle per night. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/rogue-siskiyou/recreation/sam-brown-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 Sam Brown
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 — Sam Brown
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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