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Umpqua Sand Camping site 56
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.61424, -124.21137
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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 Umpqua Sand Camping site 56
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 39 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Umpqua Sand Camping site 56NIFC · 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 Umpqua Sand Camping site 56 · Siuslaw National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- OOutfitter5 mi
- PPropane7 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- DDump17 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- AAir-up30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Umpqua Sand Camping site 56
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
39 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.61424, -124.21137
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Umpqua Sand Camping site 56 · Siuslaw National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSchuttpelz Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townTenmile · ~2.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.9 mi
- FuelShell · ~14.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationRV Waste Disposal · ~16.8 mi
- GroceriesTree Acres Store · ~2.0 mi
- PharmacySafeway · ~14.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicLower Umpqua Hospital · ~6.7 mi
- HardwareHennick's Lakeside Market · ~3.1 mi
EV charging — from Umpqua Sand Camping site 56 · Siuslaw National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.7 mi straight-line NE — WCEH Reedsport · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 14 within 50 · 70 within 100 · 220 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.1 mi — Coos Bay, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Coos Bay
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.8 mi — William M. Tugman State Park, Reedsport, OR (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · 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 73429 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Umpqua Sand Camping site 56 · Siuslaw National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomUmpqua Dunes Access 3 · ~1.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHall Lake Day Use (Picnic & Trailhead) · ~1.3 mi SE · USFS
- Flush restroomEel Creek Campground · ~2.1 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUmpqua Dunes Access 2 · ~2.3 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Umpqua Sand Camping site 56
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
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- Umpqua Sand Camping site 52~0.4 mi · fee
- Umpqua Sand Camping site 51~0.6 mi · fee
- Umpqua Sand Camping site 50~0.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Umpqua Sand Camping site 56
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Umpqua Sand Camping site 56 are set by Siuslaw National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Umpqua Sand Camping site 56
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
no road or trail found nearby — check manually
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 Umpqua Sand Camping site 56
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 — Umpqua Sand Camping site 56
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →