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Spalding Pond
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 42.34701, -123.70202
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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 Spalding Pond
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,361 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Spalding PondNIFC · 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 Spalding Pond · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- PPropane20 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- AAir-up21 mi
- DDump27 mi
- LLaundry30 mi
- OOutfitter34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Spalding Pond
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,361 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
42.34701, -123.70202
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Spalding Pond · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSelma · ~6.4 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~5.5 mi
- FuelSelmarc Auto · ~6.1 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~19.9 mi
- Dump station~26.6 mi
- Groceries76 · ~6.4 mi
- PharmacyAlbertsons Pharmacy · ~18.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicDaVita Grants Pass Ii Dialysis · ~18.7 mi
- HardwareTrue Value Hardware · ~12.5 mi
EV charging — from Spalding Pond · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.9 mi straight-line E — Mocks Ford Sales, Grants Pass, OR (at a public site) · FORD_CHARGE · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 30 within 50 · 74 within 100 · 161 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)20.8 mi — Grants Pass, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Grants Pass
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO20.9 mi — WCEH Grants Pass, Grants Pass
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.7 mi — Schroeder Park, Grants Pass, OR · FLO · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports 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 358429 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Spalding Pond · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSpalding Pond · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSixmile Camp · ~3.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSixmile Day Use · ~3.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRiver Bench · ~4.1 mi SW · USFS
Open Spalding Pond elsewhere
Other camps near Spalding Pond
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sixmile Camp~3.6 mi · fee
- Store Gulch Cg~4.2 mi · fee
- Echo Beach Campground~4.4 mi
- Sam Brown~6.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages Spalding Pond
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Spalding Pond are set by Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Spalding Pond
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: $10 per night, single site, plus $5 per extra vehicle per night. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/rogue-siskiyou/recreation/spalding-pond-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 Spalding Pond
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 — Spalding Pond
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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