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South Pyramid
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.49503, -122.13801
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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 Pyramid
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,728 ft.
Fire & smoke — around South PyramidNIFC · 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 Pyramid · Willamette National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery11 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- WWater12 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- PPropane24 mi
- MMechanic28 mi
- HHardware29 mi
- DDump29 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- LLaundry48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 11 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 Pyramid
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,728 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.49503, -122.13801
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around South Pyramid · Willamette National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townIdanha · ~14.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~16.8 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~24.5 mi
- Dump stationSweet Home RV Dump · ~29.3 mi
- GroceriesCrockett Lodge · ~10.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicBLYC Clinic · ~15.9 mi
- HardwareHoy's Home Improvement Center · ~28.8 mi
EV charging — from South Pyramid · Willamette National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.7 mi straight-line N — Detroit Lake, OR - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach8 within 25 mi · 26 within 50 · 270 within 100 · 320 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS16.7 mi — WCEH Detroit, Detroit
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO16.7 mi — WCEH Detroit, Detroit
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.7 mi — WCEH Detroit · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 102372 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around South Pyramid · Willamette National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletParadise Boating · ~3.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDaly Lake · ~4.8 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIron Mountain (Civil Road) · ~6.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTombstone Pass Sno-Park/Cone Peak/Santiam Wagon Road · ~6.8 mi S · USFS
Open South Pyramid elsewhere
Other camps near South Pyramid
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lost Prairie Group Campground~7.0 mi
- Lost Prairie~7.0 mi · fee
- Big Pool~7.6 mi · fee
- Sevenmile~8.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages South Pyramid
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at South Pyramid are set by Willamette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — South Pyramid
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Pyramid
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 Pyramid
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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