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Umatilla Forks Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.72548, -118.18806
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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 Umatilla Forks Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,335 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Umatilla Forks 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 Umatilla Forks Campground · Umatilla National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail13 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- WWater15 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- DDump18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- ShShower49 mi
- OOutfitter53 mi
- AAir-up56 mi
- PPropane58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 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 — Umatilla Forks Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,335 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.72548, -118.18806
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Umatilla Forks Campground · Umatilla National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSuzi’s Handy Mart · ~13.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~17.7 mi
- GroceriesThe One Stop · ~15.6 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~17.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicWalla Walla Clinic · ~23.4 mi
- HardwareFry's True Value · ~17.3 mi
EV charging — from Umatilla Forks Campground · Umatilla National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.6 mi straight-line NW — One Stop Shop Athena OR (at a public site) · RED_E · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach8 within 25 mi · 17 within 50 · 65 within 100 · 153 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)24.0 mi — WDVA WWVH2, Walla Walla
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.0 mi — WDVA WWVH1, Walla Walla
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.1 mi — EVchron Elgin (at an other entertainment) · EVCHRON · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-03-12 · 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 257678 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Umatilla Forks Campground · Umatilla National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Fork Umatilla · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUmatilla Forks Campground · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomLick Creek · ~0.5 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomBuck Creek Trailhead · ~0.5 mi S · USFS
Open Umatilla Forks Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Umatilla Forks Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Woodward~5.6 mi · fee
- South Fork Walla Walla River Acec~7.3 mi
- Woodland Campground~7.6 mi · fee
- Target Meadows~7.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Umatilla Forks Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Umatilla Forks Campground are set by Umatilla National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Umatilla Forks Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Umatilla Forks 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 — Umatilla Forks Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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