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Slide Horse Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.34528, -118.65508
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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 Slide Horse Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,872 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Slide Horse CampNIFC · 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 Slide Horse Camp · Malheur National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- WWater18 mi
- DDump22 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- +Urgent care50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Slide Horse Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,872 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.34528, -118.65508
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Slide Horse Camp · Malheur National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPrairie · ~8.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~8.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~22.0 mi
- GroceriesMountain View Mini Mart · ~8.5 mi
- PharmacyPrairie Drug · ~8.6 mi
- HardwareJohn Day True Value · ~15.4 mi
EV charging — from Slide Horse Camp · Malheur National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.4 mi straight-line W — OTEC JOHN DAY · ChargePoint Network · CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 20 within 100 · 116 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)51.3 mi — Baker City, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Baker City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO16.6 mi — OTEC OTEC OFFICE JD, John Day
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)50.4 mi — Geiser Grand Hotel - Tesla Destination, Baker City, OR · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Historic Hotel Prairie - Tesla Destination, Prairie City, 8.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 183737 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Slide Horse Camp · Malheur National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSlide Horse Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSlide Creek · ~0.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStrawberry · ~2.0 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStrawberry Basin · ~2.1 mi SW · USFS
Open Slide Horse Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Slide Horse Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mcnaughton Spring~0.2 mi
- Slide Creek~0.2 mi
- Strawberry~2.0 mi · fee
- Trout Farm~5.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Slide Horse Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Slide Horse Camp are set by Malheur National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Slide Horse Camp
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: $8 per night for a single unit; $4 per night for each extra vehicle. This is a horse camp. The Malheur NF page and recreation.gov listing 10372629 (0.001 mi from our pin) agree at $8 for the 2026 season, May 1 - Oct 31. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/malheur/recreation/slide-horse-camp.
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 Slide Horse Camp
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 — Slide Horse Camp
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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