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Shadow Bay Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.69306, -122.04168
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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 Shadow Bay Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,449 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Shadow Bay CampgroundNIFC · 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 Shadow Bay Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater12 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- ShShower28 mi
- DDump42 mi
- PPropane43 mi
- AAir-up43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Shadow Bay Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,449 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.69306, -122.04168
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Shadow Bay Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCrescent Lake · ~13.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~12.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesOdell Sportsman Center · ~12.4 mi
- PharmacyOakridge Pharmacy · ~22.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicOrchid Health Oakridge Clinic · ~22.0 mi
- HardwareOakridge Hardware · ~21.7 mi
EV charging — from Shadow Bay Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.5 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 · 21 within 50 · 104 within 100 · 319 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)43.5 mi — Bend, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Bend
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.4 mi — 52530 US-97, La Pine
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.8 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 391384 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Shadow Bay Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletShadow Bay Boat Launch · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletShadow Bay Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIslet Campground · ~4.2 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIslet Boat Launch · ~4.2 mi NE · USFS
Open Shadow Bay Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Shadow Bay Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Islet Campground~4.2 mi · fee
- Gold Lake Campground~4.5 mi · fee
- North Waldo Lake Campground~4.9 mi · fee
- Princess Creek~7.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Shadow Bay Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Shadow Bay Campground are set by Willamette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Shadow Bay 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 2026-08-21: $29 per night for a single site and $58 for a double, plus $10 per extra vehicle per night; group sites are $130 per night for up to 30 people and $465 per night for up to 120, and day use is $10 per vehicle per day. Note the agency two channels disagree slightly -- recreation.gov 2026 peak season (Jun 26 to Oct 30) charges $28 single and $56 double, and $27 for a Scan and Pay single, against the forest page $29 and $58. The two agree on the $130 and $465 group rates. Budget $29. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/willamette/recreation/shadow-bay-campground-waldo-lake and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234219.
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 Shadow Bay 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 — Shadow Bay Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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