Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Serenity Bay
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.56949, -122.01088
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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 Serenity Bay
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,822 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Serenity BayNIFC · 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 Serenity Bay · Deschutes National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- OOutfitter5 mi
- WWater12 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- HHardware26 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- ShShower29 mi
- DDump42 mi
- PPropane47 mi
- AAir-up47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Serenity Bay
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,822 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.56949, -122.01088
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Serenity Bay · Deschutes National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureOdell Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townOdell Lake · ~2.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~4.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesOdell Sportsman Center · ~4.4 mi
- PharmacyOakridge Pharmacy · ~26.3 mi
EV charging — from Serenity Bay · Deschutes National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.4 mi straight-line SE — Crescent, OR (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 16 within 50 · 107 within 100 · 310 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.1 mi — Chemult, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Chemult
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.5 mi — 52530 US-97, La Pine
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.4 mi — The Woodsman Country Lodge, Crescent, OR (at a hotel) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-12 · 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 391384 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Serenity Bay · Deschutes National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPrincess Creek Boat Launch · ~1.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPrincess Creek · ~1.2 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTrapper Creek · ~1.9 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTrapper Creek Boat Launch · ~2.1 mi NW · USFS
Open Serenity Bay elsewhere
Other camps near Serenity Bay
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pebble Bay~0.5 mi
- Princess Creek~1.2 mi · fee
- Trapper Creek~1.9 mi · fee
- Sunset Cove~2.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Serenity Bay
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Serenity Bay are set by Deschutes National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Serenity Bay
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Serenity Bay
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 — Serenity Bay
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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