Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
South Lava Flow
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.61417, -121.82541
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Lava Flow
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,412 ft.
Fire & smoke — around South Lava FlowNIFC · 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 Lava Flow · Deschutes National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- WWater13 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- DDump33 mi
- PPropane38 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 Lava Flow
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,412 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.61417, -121.82541
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around South Lava Flow · Deschutes National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureDavis Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townOdell Lake · ~8.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~8.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesOdell Sportsman Center · ~8.4 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~16.7 mi
EV charging — from South Lava Flow · Deschutes National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.3 mi straight-line SE — 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 21 within 50 · 93 within 100 · 311 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)36.9 mi — Chemult, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Chemult
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO18.7 mi — 52530 US-97, La Pine
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.3 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 South Lava Flow · Deschutes National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Lava Flow · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Lava Flow · ~0.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEast Davis Lake · ~2.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Davis Creek · ~4.2 mi N · USFS
Open South Lava Flow elsewhere
Other camps near South Lava Flow
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- North Lava Flow~0.7 mi
- West Davis Lake~2.1 mi
- East Davis Lake~2.3 mi · fee
- North Davis Creek~4.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages South Lava Flow
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at South Lava Flow are set by Deschutes National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — South Lava Flow
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Lava Flow
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 Lava Flow
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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