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Tamarack Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.02017, -117.45366
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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 Tamarack Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,462 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Tamarack 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 Tamarack Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- DDump22 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- FFuel22 mi
- HHardware24 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- LLaundry25 mi
- WWater31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 31-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 — Tamarack Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,462 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.02017, -117.45366
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Tamarack Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~22.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~21.5 mi
- GroceriesPondosa Store · ~9.3 mi
- PharmacyUnion Drug & Soda Fountain · ~24.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicUnion Family Health Center · ~23.9 mi
- HardwareNorthwest Ag Supply · ~23.6 mi
EV charging — from Tamarack Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.0 mi straight-line SW — Baker City, OR - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 35 within 100 · 100 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS24.5 mi — OTEC BAKER ARMORY, Baker City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.5 mi — OTEC BAKER ARMORY, Baker City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.0 mi — Geiser Grand Hotel - Tesla Destination, Baker City, OR · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 102370 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Tamarack Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTamarack Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTwo Color Campground · ~1.2 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTwo Color Guard Station · ~2.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBoulder Park Campground · ~3.8 mi NE · USFS
Open Tamarack Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Tamarack Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Two Color Campground~1.2 mi
- Boulder Park Campground~3.8 mi · fee
- West Eagle Meadows Campground~4.2 mi
- Buck Creek Forest Camp and Trailhead~10.6 mi
The unit that manages Tamarack Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Tamarack Campground are set by Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Tamarack Campground
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: $15 per night for a single unit campsite. A self-service fee station is available at the campground and there is no recreation.gov listing of its own, so the $15 is the forest's own figure, stated twice on the page. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/wallowa-whitman/recreation/tamarack-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 Tamarack 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 — Tamarack Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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