Agency-listedUSFSFee
Sand Prairie Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.60139, -122.45140
Ask an AI about this campsiteOpens Grok already loaded with this site. It reads the same records this page is built from, and links whatever it tells you.
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 Sand Prairie Campground
Loading the latest forecast…
Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,589 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sand Prairie CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 Sand Prairie Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater7 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- MMechanic31 mi
- PPropane32 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
- EVEV fast charger33 mi
- ShShower34 mi
- DDump40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 33-mi run (and back).
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 — Sand Prairie Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,589 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.60139, -122.45140
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Sand Prairie Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townOakridge · ~10.0 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~7.2 mi
- FuelChevron · ~10.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesDink's Market · ~9.0 mi
- PharmacyOakridge Pharmacy · ~10.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicOrchid Health Oakridge Clinic · ~10.1 mi
- HardwareOakridge Hardware · ~10.0 mi
EV charging — from Sand Prairie Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger33.3 mi straight-line SE — Pacific Power Diamond Lake (Diamond Lake, OR) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 30 within 50 · 137 within 100 · 309 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.5 mi — Creswell, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Creswell
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO35.5 mi — CRESWELL BELL BURRITO SUPREME, Creswell
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.3 mi — Oakridge Inn and Suites · 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 466504 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sand Prairie Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSand Prairie Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBingham · ~4.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPackard Creek Campground · ~4.6 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPackard Creek Boat Launch · ~4.6 mi N · USFS
Open Sand Prairie Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Sand Prairie Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sand Prairie Campground~0.2 mi · fee
- Packard Creek Campground~4.6 mi · fee
- Packard Campground~4.8 mi
- Youngs Flat/Everage Flat~5.4 mi
The unit that manages Sand Prairie Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sand Prairie Campground are set by Willamette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sand Prairie 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 2026-08-22: $14 per night for a single site, plus a day use fee of $5 per vehicle per day. The extra vehicle fee is where the agency two channels disagree -- the forest page says $6 per vehicle per night and recreation.gov 2026 (May 21 to Sep 29) says $7. The $14 nightly rate is the same on both. The forest requires the campsite to be occupied every night paid and the fee paid within 30 minutes of arrival. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/willamette/recreation/sand-prairie-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10165601.
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 Sand Prairie 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 — Sand Prairie Campground
What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Fire rules & restrictions →Power off-grid →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 →