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Three Creek Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.09565, -121.62265
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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 Three Creek Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,555 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Three Creek 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 Three Creek Lake · Deschutes National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery0 mi
- WWater12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- AAir-up14 mi
- PPropane15 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- DDump34 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 0 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 — Three Creek Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,555 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.09565, -121.62265
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Three Creek Lake · Deschutes National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townTetherow · ~13.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSpace Age / The Trails · ~13.9 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~14.9 mi
- GroceriesThree Creek Lake Store & Marina · ~0.2 mi
- PharmacyBi-Mart · ~14.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicCentral Oregon Ear Nose Throat · ~13.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~14.0 mi
EV charging — from Three Creek Lake · Deschutes National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.2 mi straight-line N — Sisters, OR - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach16 within 25 mi · 31 within 50 · 110 within 100 · 330 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS14.3 mi — WCEH Sisters, Sisters
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO14.3 mi — WCEH Sisters, Sisters
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.9 mi — Mt. Bachelor Westside Village, Bend, OR (at a recreation facility) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: Open during parking lot hours
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — FivePine Lodge and Spa, Sisters, 13.8 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only; see front desk for access · 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 331831 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Three Creek Lake · Deschutes National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletThree Creek Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDriftwood · ~0.5 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomThree Creek Meadow T.H. · ~1.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletThree Creek Meadow · ~1.2 mi N · USFS
Open Three Creek Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Three Creek Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Driftwood~0.5 mi · fee
- Three Creek Meadow~1.2 mi · fee
- Todd Creek~6.3 mi · fee
- Black Pine Dispersed Camping Area~6.9 mi
The unit that manages Three Creek Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Three Creek Lake are set by Deschutes National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Three Creek 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
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: $26 per night for a single campsite with one vehicle included; each additional vehicle is $10. Interagency Senior and Access passes get 50 percent off the single camping unit fee only, not off double, group or extra-vehicle fees. recreation.gov 2026 seasons (Jun 12 to Sep 26) list the same $26. Our record calls this Three Creek Lake; the forest page is titled Three Creek Lake Campground. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/deschutes/recreation/three-creek-lake-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/267556.
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 Three Creek 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 — Three Creek Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →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 →