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Scotts Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.42475, -120.14418
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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 Scotts Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,394 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Scotts CampNIFC · 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 Scotts Camp · Ochoco National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- FFuel25 mi
- DDump34 mi
- ShShower34 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
- +Urgent care35 mi
- PPropane36 mi
- MMechanic36 mi
- EVEV fast charger36 mi
- LLaundry36 mi
- OOutfitter36 mi
- HHardware36 mi
- AAir-up51 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 36-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 — Scotts Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,394 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.42475, -120.14418
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Scotts Camp · Ochoco National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBadger Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMitchell · ~9.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.8 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesWheeler County Trading Co · ~9.8 mi
EV charging — from Scotts Camp · Ochoco National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger35.6 mi straight-line W — Stryker Park, Prineville, OR · FLO · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 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 · 2 within 50 · 38 within 100 · 272 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)50.5 mi — Madras, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Madras
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)35.2 mi — Prineville Reservoir State Park (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · 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 — Town of Mitchell - Tesla Destination, Mitchell, 9.8 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Whole in the Wall, Mitchell, 9.8 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily; for Tesla use only · AFDC lists it “Free; donations accepted” - 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 328770 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Scotts Camp · Ochoco National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletScotts Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAllen Creek Horse Camp · ~2.3 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomCold Springs Gs · ~4.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDeep Creek · ~7.4 mi SE · USFS
Open Scotts Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Scotts Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Allen Creek Horse Camp~2.3 mi
- Deep Creek~7.4 mi · fee
- Walton Lake~9.5 mi · fee
- Big Spring~9.8 mi
The unit that manages Scotts Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Scotts Camp are set by Ochoco National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Scotts Camp
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 Scotts Camp
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 — Scotts Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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