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Tipsu Tyee Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 42.03614, -123.12454
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Tipsu Tyee Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,987 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Tipsu Tyee 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 Tipsu Tyee Campground · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater5 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- +Urgent care21 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- PPropane23 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- DDump26 mi
- ShShower26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 14 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 — Tipsu Tyee Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,987 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
42.03614, -123.12454
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Tipsu Tyee Campground · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureApplegate Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townMcKee Bridge · ~6.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.3 mi
- FuelSeiad Valley Card Lock · ~13.9 mi
- Propane / LPGShell · ~26.2 mi
- Dump station~25.7 mi
- GroceriesSeaid Valley Store · ~13.9 mi
- PharmacyClinic Pharmacy · ~21.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicKaruk Community Health Center · ~21.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~21.0 mi
EV charging — from Tipsu Tyee Campground · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.9 mi straight-line NE — Starbucks Phoenix MB.HPC · MERCEDES_BENZ · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 10 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: Open to all EV drivers · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 29 within 50 · 83 within 100 · 167 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO23.5 mi — BUTLER AUTO FORD SALES LOT, Ashland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.2 mi — TROON VINEYARD EV STATION 1, Grants Pass, OR · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 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 458950 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Tipsu Tyee Campground · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTipsu Tyee Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHarr Point Campground · ~0.7 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSwayne Viewpoint · ~1.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWatkins Campground · ~1.9 mi SW · USFS
Open Tipsu Tyee Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Tipsu Tyee Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Harr Point Campground~0.7 mi
- Hart-Tish Recreation Complex~1.1 mi · fee
- Watkins Campground~1.9 mi · fee
- Carberry Campground~2.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Tipsu Tyee Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Tipsu Tyee Campground are set by Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Tipsu Tyee 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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Tipsu Tyee 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 — Tipsu Tyee Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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