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Sru Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 42.73101, -124.00502
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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 Sru Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,197 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sru 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 Sru Lake · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump7 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- WWater21 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- FFuel23 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- HHardware24 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- OOutfitter30 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- PPropane40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 21-mi drive, 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 — Sru Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,197 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
42.73101, -124.00502
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Sru Lake · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPowers · ~11.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelPacific Pride · ~23.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~7.1 mi
- GroceriesPowers Market · ~10.9 mi
- PharmacySempert's Drug · ~24.1 mi
- HardwareMyrtle Point True Value Hardware · ~24.1 mi
EV charging — from Sru Lake · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger25.0 mi straight-line W — WCEH Port Orford · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 67 within 100 · 139 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)33.6 mi — Bandon, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Bandon
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.0 mi — WCEH Port Orford · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Shoreline Inn and Suites - Tesla Destination, Port Orford, 24.8 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 77348 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sru Lake · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDaphne Grove · ~2.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBald Knob · ~2.8 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomElk Creek Falls · ~4.0 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRogue River Floater/Hiker Campsites · ~4.5 mi SE · USFS
Open Sru Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Sru Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Peacock~1.1 mi
- Lockhart~1.2 mi
- Island~1.9 mi · fee
- Daphne Grove~2.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Sru Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sru Lake are set by Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sru 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
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 Sru 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 — Sru Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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