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USFS dispersed camp — Crook County, OR
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · Crook County, OR · 44.03356, -120.53978
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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 USFS dispersed camp — Crook County, OR
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,558 ft.
Fire & smoke — around USFS dispersed camp — Crook County, ORNIFC · 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 USFS dispersed camp — Crook County, OR · Ochoco National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater8 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- DDump10 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- PPropane24 mi
- @Mail24 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- MMechanic24 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- AAir-up35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 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 — USFS dispersed camp — Crook County, OR
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,558 ft
County
Crook County, OR
Coordinates
44.03356, -120.53978
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around USFS dispersed camp — Crook County, OR · Ochoco National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHamer Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPost · ~8.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.7 mi
- FuelAlfalfa Store · ~24.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~9.7 mi
- GroceriesGrocery Outlet · ~23.4 mi
- PharmacyBi-Mart · ~23.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicSaint Charles Prineville · ~23.1 mi
EV charging — from USFS dispersed camp — Crook County, OR · Ochoco National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.1 mi straight-line NW — Stryker Park, Prineville, OR · FLO · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 18 within 50 · 41 within 100 · 245 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.4 mi — Redmond, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Redmond
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.5 mi — Prineville Reservoir State Park (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 328770 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around USFS dispersed camp — Crook County, OR · Ochoco National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAntelope Reservoir · ~7.1 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAntelope Reservoir · ~7.7 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomPrineville Resort Shower/Restroom Building 1 · ~9.7 mi NW · BoR
- Flush restroomPrineville Resort-Flush Restroom 2 Building · ~9.7 mi NW · BoR
Open USFS dispersed camp — Crook County, OR elsewhere
Other camps near USFS dispersed camp — Crook County, OR
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp #4 — Crook County, OR~3.1 mi
- USFS dispersed camp #6 — Crook County, OR~3.3 mi
- USFS dispersed camp #3 — Crook County, OR~3.5 mi
- USFS dispersed camp #5 — Crook County, OR~3.5 mi
The unit that manages USFS dispersed camp — Crook County, OR
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at USFS dispersed camp — Crook County, OR are set by Ochoco National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — USFS dispersed camp — Crook County, OR
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 USFS dispersed camp — Crook County, OR
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 — USFS dispersed camp — Crook County, OR
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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