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Simax Group Site
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.49460, -121.96201
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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 Simax Group Site
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,894 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Simax Group SiteNIFC · 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 Simax Group Site · Deschutes National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- OOutfitter1 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- WWater10 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- HHardware26 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- DDump42 mi
- PPropane49 mi
- AAir-up49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Simax Group Site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,894 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.49460, -121.96201
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Simax Group Site · Deschutes National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCrescent Lake · ~1.7 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.6 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~2.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesOdell Sportsman Center · ~2.4 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~26.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicLa Pine Community Health Center · ~26.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~26.1 mi
EV charging — from Simax Group Site · Deschutes National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.5 mi straight-line E — 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 116 within 100 · 284 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)29.4 mi — Chemult, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Chemult
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.5 mi — 52530 US-97, La Pine
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.6 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 Simax Group Site · Deschutes National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSimax Group Site · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSimax Bay Picnic Area · ~0.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSimax Beach · ~0.5 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCrescent Lake Guard Station · ~0.6 mi NW · USFS
Open Simax Group Site elsewhere
Other camps near Simax Group Site
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Crescent Lake Yurts~0.8 mi · fee
- Contorta Flat~3.0 mi · fee
- Contorta Point~3.2 mi · fee
- Spring~3.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Simax Group Site
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Simax Group Site are set by Deschutes National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Simax Group Site
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 2026-08-20: $164 per night per group site -- this is a GROUP campground with sites A, B and C, each holding 40 people, not a single site. The pavilion is $64 per day and each additional vehicle is $10. recreation.gov's 2026 season (May 22 to Sep 26) lists the same $164. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/deschutes/recreation/simax-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 Simax Group Site
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 — Simax Group Site
What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Fire rules & restrictions →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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