Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Twin Lakes
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.23024, -122.58851
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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 Twin Lakes
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,093 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Twin LakesNIFC · 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 Twin Lakes · Umpqua National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- WWater21 mi
- GGrocery23 mi
- @Mail23 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- DDump33 mi
- MMechanic35 mi
- RxPharmacy36 mi
- HHardware36 mi
- +Urgent care36 mi
- OOutfitter36 mi
- PPropane42 mi
- AAir-up45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 21-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Twin Lakes
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
5,093 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.23024, -122.58851
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Twin Lakes · Umpqua National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureTwin Lake Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townToketee Village · ~7.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~23.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesUnion Creek Country Store · ~23.5 mi
EV charging — from Twin Lakes · Umpqua National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.0 mi straight-line E — 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 106 within 100 · 208 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)39.4 mi — Sutherlin, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Sutherlin
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO38.6 mi — WCEH Roseburg, Roseburg
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.6 mi — Umpqua's Last Resort, Idleyld Park, OR · FLO · J1772 · 4 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 466504 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Twin Lakes · Umpqua National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTwin Lakes East · ~0.6 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTwin Lakes West · ~0.8 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomHorseshoe Bend Campground · ~4.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIllahee Gazebo · ~4.5 mi N · USFS
Open Twin Lakes elsewhere
Other camps near Twin Lakes
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Snowbird Shelter~4.2 mi
- Horseshoe Bend Campground~4.5 mi · fee
- Illahee Gazebo~4.5 mi
- Eagle Rock~4.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Twin Lakes
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Twin Lakes are set by Umpqua National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Twin Lakes
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Twin Lakes
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 — Twin Lakes
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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