Agency-listedUSFSFee
Tip Top
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.89610, -119.63679
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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 Tip Top
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,593 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Tip TopNIFC · 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 Tip Top · Malheur National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery23 mi
- @Mail23 mi
- FFuel25 mi
- +Urgent care34 mi
- MMechanic36 mi
- RxPharmacy36 mi
- EVEV fast charger36 mi
- ShShower37 mi
- WWater38 mi
- DDump45 mi
- LLaundry49 mi
- HHardware49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 38-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 23 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 36-mi run (and back).
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 — Tip Top
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,593 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.89610, -119.63679
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Tip Top · Malheur National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelThe Riley Store · ~25.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~23.1 mi
EV charging — from Tip Top · Malheur National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger35.9 mi straight-line SE — Hines, OR - Tesla Supercharger · 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 33 within 100 · 79 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS35.9 mi — OTEC HARNEY CHAMBER, Burns
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO35.9 mi — OTEC HARNEY CHAMBER, Burns
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)35.9 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
- 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 190807 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Tip Top · Malheur National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTip Top · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDelintment Lake · ~0.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBuck Spring · ~8.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEmigrant · ~11.1 mi E · USFS
Open Tip Top elsewhere
Other camps near Tip Top
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Delintment Lake~0.3 mi · fee
- Alder Springs~6.6 mi
- Buck Spring~8.2 mi · fee
- Emigrant~11.1 mi
The unit that manages Tip Top
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Tip Top are set by Malheur National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Tip Top
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 2026-08-20: $6 per night for a single unit, plus $3 per night for an extra vehicle. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/malheur/recreation/tip-top-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 Tip Top
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 — Tip Top
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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