Agency-listedUSFSUnpriced · confirm
Tahkenitch Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.79612, -124.14933
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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 Tahkenitch Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 48 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Tahkenitch CampgroundNIFC · 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 Tahkenitch Campground · Siuslaw National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- PPropane7 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- DDump9 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- AAir-up43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Tahkenitch Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
48 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.79612, -124.14933
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Tahkenitch Campground · Siuslaw National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureElbow Lake Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGardiner · ~5.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.6 mi
- FuelFuelgood · ~10.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationRV Dump Station · ~9.4 mi
- GroceriesSafeway · ~7.0 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~14.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicLower Umpqua Hospital · ~7.0 mi
- HardwareHennick's Lakeside Market · ~15.1 mi
EV charging — from Tahkenitch Campground · Siuslaw National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.0 mi straight-line S — WCEH Reedsport · 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 15 within 50 · 83 within 100 · 276 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.8 mi — Fred Meyer - Tesla Supercharger, Florence
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.0 mi — Creekside Crossing - 1, Reedsport, OR · FLO · J1772 · 4 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 73429 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Tahkenitch Campground · Siuslaw National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomTahkenitch Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTahkenitch Dunes - Threemile Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTahkenitch Landing Campground And Boating Site · ~0.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTahkenitch Lake Boat Ramp · ~0.6 mi N · USFS
Open Tahkenitch Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Tahkenitch Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Tahkenitch Landing Campground And Boating Site~0.3 mi · fee
- Carter Lake Campground~4.3 mi
- Waxmyrtle Campground~5.5 mi
- Lagoon Campground~5.8 mi
The unit that manages Tahkenitch Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Tahkenitch Campground are set by Siuslaw National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Tahkenitch Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Tahkenitch Campground
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 — Tahkenitch Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →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 →