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Soda Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.02512, -121.72836
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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 Soda Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,442 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Soda CreekNIFC · 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 Soda Creek · Deschutes National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater5 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- FFuel18 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- PPropane20 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- AAir-up21 mi
- DDump34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Soda Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,442 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.02512, -121.72836
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Soda Creek · Deschutes National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSeventh Mountain · ~17.2 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.9 mi
- FuelShell · ~17.7 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~20.1 mi
- GroceriesThree Creek Lake Store & Marina · ~7.2 mi
- PharmacyWestside Pharmacy · ~19.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicHigh Desert Family Medicine · ~18.0 mi
- HardwareAce · ~19.7 mi
EV charging — from Soda Creek · Deschutes National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.5 mi straight-line E — Walmart 2075 (Bend, OR) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach15 within 25 mi · 22 within 50 · 112 within 100 · 331 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)20.5 mi — Sisters, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Sisters
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO20.6 mi — WCEH Sisters, Sisters
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)2.9 mi — Mt. Bachelor Westside Village, Bend, OR (at a recreation facility) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: Open during parking lot hours
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — FivePine Lodge and Spa, Sisters, 20.4 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only; see front desk for access · 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 190192 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Soda Creek · Deschutes National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSoda Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGreen Lakes/Soda Creek · ~0.5 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomSparks Lake · ~0.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRay Atkeson · ~0.9 mi SW · USFS
Open Soda Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Soda Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Todd Creek~1.9 mi · fee
- Devils Lake~2.0 mi · fee
- Quinn Meadow Horse Camp~3.4 mi · fee
- Elk Lake~5.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Soda Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Soda Creek are set by Deschutes National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Soda Creek
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 2026-08-31: $24 per night, single campsite. One vehicle included with a reservation; each additional vehicle $10. The Deschutes NF page and recreation.gov listing 273782 (0.085 mi from our pin) agree at $24 for the 2026 peak season, May 29 - Sep 26. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/deschutes/recreation/soda-creek-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 Soda Creek
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 — Soda Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →The town run →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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