Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
South Lake Dispersed Camping
Drive-up · public land · OR · 45.20222, -123.72240
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Ask about this camp →A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. 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 Lake Dispersed Camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,295 ft.
Fire & smoke — around South Lake Dispersed CampingNIFC · 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 Lake Dispersed Camping · Siuslaw National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- WWater12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- PPropane25 mi
- DDump36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — South Lake Dispersed Camping
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
2,295 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.20222, -123.72240
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around South Lake Dispersed Camping · Siuslaw National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSouth Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townBlaine · ~5.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~7.2 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~16.8 mi
- GroceriesCape Kiwanda Marketplace · ~12.0 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~19.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicTillamook Regional Medical Center · ~18.7 mi
- HardwareRosenberg Builders Supply · ~18.8 mi
EV charging — from South Lake Dispersed Camping · Siuslaw National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.1 mi straight-line SE — WCEH Grand Ronde · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach12 within 25 mi · 84 within 50 · 244 within 100 · 366 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)20.2 mi — Tillamook, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Tillamook
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.9 mi — KINGFISHER APTS KING 2, Cloverdale, OR · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 73432 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around South Lake Dispersed Camping · Siuslaw National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPioneer Indian (South Lake) · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Lake Dispersed Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHebo Lake Campground · ~4.0 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHebo Lake Group Picnic Shelter · ~4.0 mi NW · USFS
Open South Lake Dispersed Camping elsewhere
Other camps near South Lake Dispersed Camping
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hebo Lake Campground~4.0 mi · fee
- Castle Rock Campground~4.9 mi
- Rocky Bend Group Campground~6.3 mi · fee
- Nestucca River Recreation Area~9.8 mi
The unit that manages South Lake Dispersed Camping
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at South Lake Dispersed Camping are set by Siuslaw National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — South Lake Dispersed Camping
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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
Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.
What we don’t know about South Lake Dispersed Camping
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 Lake Dispersed Camping
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →Reading a forest MVUM →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →