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Shady Dell Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.78778, -122.54057
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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 Shady Dell Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 964 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Shady Dell CgNIFC · 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 Shady Dell Cg · Willamette National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail3 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- WWater15 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- PPropane25 mi
- AAir-up25 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- DDump27 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Shady Dell Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
964 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.78778, -122.54057
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Shady Dell Cg · Willamette National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBurnt Bridge Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townWestfir · ~3.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCFN · ~3.3 mi
- Propane / LPGRockett Brand Racing Fuel · ~24.7 mi
- GroceriesRay's Food Place · ~4.7 mi
- PharmacyOakridge Pharmacy · ~4.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicPeaceHealth Medical Group · ~16.6 mi
- HardwareDexter Hardware · ~16.5 mi
EV charging — from Shady Dell Cg · Willamette National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.1 mi straight-line W — CRESWELL BELL BURRITO SUPREME · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 32 within 50 · 127 within 100 · 332 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)25.2 mi — Creswell, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Creswell
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.7 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 348936 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Shady Dell Cg · Willamette National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Canyon Campground And Picnic · ~1.8 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Canyon Boat Launch · ~1.8 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHampton · ~3.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHarralson Trailhead · ~3.3 mi NW · USFS
Open Shady Dell Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Shady Dell Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Black Canyon Campground~1.7 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls~8.5 mi · fee
- Timber Butte Cabin~9.6 mi · fee
- Packard Campground~9.8 mi
The unit that manages Shady Dell Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Shady Dell Cg are set by Willamette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Shady Dell Cg
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 Shady Dell Cg
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 — Shady Dell Cg
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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