Agency-listedUSFSFee
Southshore
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.70540, -122.17620
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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 Southshore
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,599 ft.
Fire & smoke — around SouthshoreNIFC · 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 Southshore · Willamette National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- ShShower2 mi
- OOutfitter2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- EVEV fast charger2 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- PPropane31 mi
- HHardware33 mi
- DDump34 mi
- RxPharmacy36 mi
- LLaundry36 mi
- AAir-up41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Southshore
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,599 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.70540, -122.17620
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Southshore · Willamette National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townDetroit · ~2.3 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~2.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesMountain High Grocery · ~2.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~15.1 mi
EV charging — from Southshore · Willamette National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger2.5 mi straight-line NE — 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 reach7 within 25 mi · 50 within 50 · 271 within 100 · 332 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS2.5 mi — WCEH Detroit, Detroit
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO2.5 mi — WCEH Detroit, Detroit
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)2.5 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 Southshore · Willamette National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSouthshore · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCove Creek · ~1.0 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPiety Island · ~1.4 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDetroit Flats · ~2.2 mi NE · USFS
Open Southshore elsewhere
Other camps near Southshore
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cove Creek~1.0 mi · fee
- Piety Island~1.4 mi · fee
- Detroit State Park~1.9 mi · fee
- Hoover~2.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Southshore
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Southshore are set by Willamette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Southshore
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: $28 per night for a single site and $56 for multiple campsites, plus $9 per extra vehicle per night; day use is $9 per vehicle per day. The campsite must be occupied every night paid, and the forest directs campers to pay onsite through the Recreation.gov app Scan and Pay feature. recreation.gov 2026 peak season (Apr 24 to Sep 26) lists the same $28 and $56. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/willamette/recreation/southshore-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/255135.
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 Southshore
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 — Southshore
What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Fire rules & restrictions →How to read this page →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 →