Agency-listedUSFSFee
Secret
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.51479, -122.44118
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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 Secret
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,876 ft.
Fire & smoke — around SecretNIFC · 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 Secret · Willamette National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- EVEV fast charger28 mi
- ShShower29 mi
- MMechanic32 mi
- PPropane36 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
- DDump45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 15 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 — Secret
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,876 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.51479, -122.44118
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Secret · Willamette National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townOakridge · ~16.0 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~1.7 mi
- FuelChevron · ~16.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesDink's Market · ~15.0 mi
- PharmacyOakridge Pharmacy · ~16.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicOrchid Health Oakridge Clinic · ~16.1 mi
- HardwareOakridge Hardware · ~16.0 mi
EV charging — from Secret · Willamette National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger27.9 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 · 24 within 50 · 119 within 100 · 303 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)39.9 mi — Creswell, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Creswell
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO39.8 mi — CRESWELL BELL BAJA BLAST, Creswell
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.3 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 Secret · Willamette National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSecret · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletYoungs Flat/Everage Flat · ~0.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCampers Flat · ~1.8 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWarner Mountain · ~4.3 mi NE · USFS
Open Secret elsewhere
Other camps near Secret
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Youngs Flat/Everage Flat~0.6 mi
- Campers Flat~1.8 mi · fee
- Sacandaga~5.8 mi · fee
- Sand Prairie Campground~5.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Secret
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Secret are set by Willamette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Secret
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 2026-08-23: GROUP SITE -- $75 per night for the whole site; there is no single-site rate in the reservable season. Fees must be paid within 30 minutes of arrival and the site must be occupied every night paid. recreation.gov listing 10165611 (0.001 mi from our pin) charges $75 for the 2026 reservable season, Jun 13 - Sep 29, and $14 walk-in during the first-come shoulder season, May 9 - Jun 12, alongside a second $5 scan-pay line the feed does not label. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/willamette/recreation/secret-group-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 Secret
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 — Secret
What “dispersed” means here →The town run →Dumping grey & black →First-night troubleshooting →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 →