Agency-listedUSFSFee
Starr
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.26161, -119.01809
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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 Starr
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,124 ft.
Fire & smoke — around StarrNIFC · 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 Starr · Malheur National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- DDump11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- WWater34 mi
- +Urgent care45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 34-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Starr
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,124 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.26161, -119.01809
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Starr · Malheur National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSeneca · ~9.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~11.2 mi
- GroceriesCanyon City Market · ~9.7 mi
- PharmacyLen's Drug · ~11.1 mi
- HardwareJohn Day True Value · ~11.2 mi
EV charging — from Starr · Malheur National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.0 mi straight-line N — OTEC JOHN DAY · ChargePoint Network · CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 18 within 100 · 115 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)47.7 mi — Hines, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Hines
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO11.3 mi — OTEC OTEC OFFICE JD, John Day
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)46.5 mi — Harney County - Chamber of Commerce, Burns, OR (at a municipal building) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily; Tesla adapter available
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Grant County Chamber of Commerce - Tesla Destination, John Day, 11.2 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 183737 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Starr · Malheur National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletStarr · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStarr Bowl · ~0.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStarr Sno-Park · ~1.0 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFall Mtn Lookout · ~2.5 mi NW · USFS
Open Starr elsewhere
Other camps near Starr
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Fall Mountain Lookout~2.5 mi
- Wickiup~8.8 mi · fee
- Pine Creek Horse Camp~12.3 mi
- Parish Cabin~13.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Starr
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Starr are set by Malheur National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Starr
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 2026-08-21: $6 per night for a single unit, plus $3 per extra vehicle per day. recreation.gov's 2026 season (May 1 to Oct 31) lists the same $6. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/malheur/recreation/starr-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10372659.
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 Starr
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 — Starr
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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