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Umpqua National Forest
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · Douglas County, OR · 43.29389, -122.40225
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Small, free campground in Umpqua National Forest with vault toilet, fire rings, and picnic tables. On the shore of a picturesque reservoir. A forested area at a moderate elevation. Other campers and picnickers likely. No cell service. Enough room for two or three vehicles per site. Very close to the popular Umpqua Hot Springs. A large network of forest roads to explore with nearby hiking. Recommended.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,212 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- WWater14 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- HHardware31 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- DDump32 mi
- MMechanic37 mi
- PPropane47 mi
- AAir-up47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,212 ft
County
Douglas County, OR
Coordinates
43.29389, -122.40225
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLemolo Forebay No. 2 (water) · nearby
- Nearest townClearwater Village · ~2.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~15.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesSouth Store · ~17.1 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
No signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
Yes
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLemolo #2 Forebay Forest Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletToketee Lake Campground · ~1.5 mi S · USFS
- RestroomToketee Lake Trailhead (North Umpqua Trail) · ~1.5 mi S · USFS
- RestroomToketee Lake Picnic · ~1.5 mi S · USFS
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Clearwater #2 Forbay Forest Camp~2.0 mi
- Medicine Creek~3.8 mi
- Watson Creek Forest Camp~4.0 mi
- Cedar Springs~4.4 mi
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Douglas County, OR). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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