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Timpanogas Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.41028, -122.11527
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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 Timpanogas Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,292 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Timpanogas Lake 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 Timpanogas Lake Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- HHardware29 mi
- RxPharmacy29 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
- DDump38 mi
- PPropane54 mi
- AAir-up54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Timpanogas Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,292 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.41028, -122.11527
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Timpanogas Lake Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCrescent Lake · ~11.3 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.0 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~11.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesOdell Sportsman Center · ~11.8 mi
- PharmacyOakridge Pharmacy · ~29.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicOrchid Health Oakridge Clinic · ~29.4 mi
- HardwareOakridge Hardware · ~29.2 mi
EV charging — from Timpanogas Lake Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.1 mi straight-line S — Pacific Power Diamond Lake (Diamond Lake, OR) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 116 within 100 · 264 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)27.1 mi — Chemult, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Chemult
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO38.2 mi — 52530 US-97, La Pine
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)21.4 mi — The Woodsman Country Lodge, Crescent, OR (at a hotel) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-12 · 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 466504 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Timpanogas Lake Campground · Willamette National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTimpanogas Lake Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTimpanogas Lake Shelter · ~0.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWindy Group Site · ~5.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWindy/Oldenberg Lakes · ~5.6 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps near Timpanogas Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Summit Lake~3.7 mi
- Linda Lake~4.1 mi
- Windy Group Site~5.5 mi · fee
- Whitefish Horse Camp~5.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Timpanogas Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Timpanogas Lake Campground are set by Willamette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Timpanogas Lake 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 2026-08-21: $14 per night, single site, plus $6 per extra vehicle per night; day use is $5 per vehicle per day. Fees must be paid within 30 minutes of arrival and the site occupied every night paid. recreation.gov 2026 season (Jul 1 to Oct 31) lists the same $14 and adds a non-electric cabin at $60. Our record calls this Timpanogas Lake Campground; the forest page is titled Timpanogas Campground. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/willamette/recreation/timpanogas-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234188.
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 Timpanogas Lake 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 — Timpanogas Lake Campground
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →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 →