Agency-listedUSFSFee
Spring
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.45930, -122.01995
Ask an AI about this campsiteOpens Grok already loaded with this site. It reads the same records this page is built from, and links whatever it tells you.
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 Spring
Loading the latest forecast…
Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,873 ft.
Fire & smoke — around SpringNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 Spring · Deschutes National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- OOutfitter4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- WWater6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- HHardware30 mi
- +Urgent care30 mi
- RxPharmacy30 mi
- DDump42 mi
- PPropane53 mi
- AAir-up53 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 — Spring
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,873 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.45930, -122.01995
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Spring · Deschutes National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePinewan Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townCrescent Lake · ~4.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.8 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~6.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesOdell Sportsman Center · ~6.1 mi
EV charging — from Spring · Deschutes National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.2 mi straight-line E — 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 117 within 100 · 276 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)28.0 mi — Chemult, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Chemult
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO32.3 mi — 52530 US-97, La Pine
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.3 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 Spring · Deschutes National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSpring · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpring Boat Launch · ~0.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWindy/Oldenberg Lakes · ~0.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWindy Group Site · ~0.5 mi W · USFS
Open Spring elsewhere
Other camps near Spring
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Windy Group Site~0.5 mi · fee
- Contorta Point~0.7 mi · fee
- Whitefish Horse Camp~1.0 mi · fee
- Contorta Flat~1.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Spring
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Spring are set by Deschutes National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Spring
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 2026-08-23: $29 per night, single campsite; $31 premium; $58 double; $316 group; $10 per each additional vehicle, one vehicle included with the reservation. recreation.gov listing 233225 (0.232 mi from our pin) matches all four for the 2026 peak season, May 22 - Sep 26, and adds a $62 tier the feed does not label. In the first-come shoulder, Sep 27 - Oct 17, the same listing drops to $18.26 walk-in standard, with further tiers at $20.09, $36.53, $40.1 and $205.48 group. Sources: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/deschutes/recreation/spring-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233225.
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 Spring
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 — Spring
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Dispersed camping tips →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 →