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South Fork Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.40415, -118.30546
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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 South Fork Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,377 ft.
Fire & smoke — around South Fork 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 South Fork Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- WWater9 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- HHardware32 mi
- MMechanic32 mi
- EVEV fast charger32 mi
- LLaundry32 mi
- +Urgent care35 mi
- DDump39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 32-mi run (and back).
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 — South Fork Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,377 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.40415, -118.30546
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around South Fork Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townUnity · ~6.7 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.9 mi
- FuelBurnt River Market · ~6.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesBurnt River Market Store · ~6.4 mi
- PharmacyPrairie Drug · ~20.4 mi
EV charging — from South Fork Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger31.9 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 23 within 100 · 101 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.7 mi — Baker City, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Baker City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO33.0 mi — OTEC OTEC OFFICE JD, John Day
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)34.7 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, 20.4 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 South Fork Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Fork Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBarney Creek Trailhead · ~1.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWetmore Campground · ~8.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletYellow Pine Campground · ~8.7 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near South Fork Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Elk Flat Spring~6.5 mi
- Wetmore Campground~8.3 mi · fee
- Yellow Pine Campground~8.7 mi · fee
- Oregon Campground~10.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages South Fork Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at South Fork Campground are set by Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — South Fork 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: $15 per night for a single unit campsite. A self-service fee station is available at the campground. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/wallowa-whitman/recreation/south-fork-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 South Fork 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 — South Fork Campground
What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Fire rules & restrictions →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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