Agency-listedUSFSFee
South Twin Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.71545, -121.77168
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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 Twin Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,348 ft.
Fire & smoke — around South Twin LakeNIFC · 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 Twin Lake · Deschutes National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater8 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- DDump29 mi
- PPropane32 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 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 Twin Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,348 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.71545, -121.77168
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around South Twin Lake · Deschutes National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLa Pine · ~14.4 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~7.5 mi
- FuelTom's Market · ~13.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~29.0 mi
- GroceriesFastBreak Corner Store · ~12.3 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~13.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicLa Pine Community Health Center · ~13.7 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~13.6 mi
EV charging — from South Twin Lake · Deschutes National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.9 mi straight-line E — 52530 US-97, La Pine, OR · EV Connect · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 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 · 23 within 50 · 83 within 100 · 315 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)32.0 mi — Bend, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Bend
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.8 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 351518 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around South Twin Lake · Deschutes National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Twin Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Twin Picnic · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomWest South Twin · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomGull Point · ~1.0 mi SE · USFS
Open South Twin Lake elsewhere
Other camps near South Twin Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Gull Point~1.0 mi · fee
- North Twin Lake~1.3 mi · fee
- Sheep Bridge~1.3 mi · fee
- Reservoir~3.2 mi
The unit that manages South Twin Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at South Twin Lake are set by Deschutes National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — South Twin Lake
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 2026-08-22: $29 per night for a standard campsite and $31 for a premium one. One vehicle is included with a reservation; each additional vehicle is $10. Identity note: recreation.gov's listing for South Twin Lake Campground (251538) quotes the same $29/$31 but publishes coordinates 70 miles from this camp, out near Eugene, so it was not used to confirm which campground this is -- the forest page itself was, and its printed coordinates land 0.001 mi from our pin. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/deschutes/recreation/south-twin-lake-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 Twin Lake
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 Twin Lake
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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