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USFS dispersed camp — Linn County, OR
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · Linn County, OR · 44.47372, -121.89034
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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 — Linn County, OR
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,282 ft.
Fire & smoke — around USFS dispersed camp — Linn 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 — Linn County, OR · Willamette National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower6 mi
- WWater7 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- PPropane12 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- DDump32 mi
- MMechanic35 mi
- LLaundry38 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 — Linn County, OR
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,282 ft
County
Linn County, OR
Coordinates
44.47372, -121.89034
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Getting in
Park at Duffy Lake Trailhead · ~3.17 mi in a straight line (trail will be longer)
Nearby & resupply — around USFS dispersed camp — Linn County, OR · Willamette National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSantiam Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townCamp Sherman · ~12.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.7 mi
- FuelFuel · ~12.2 mi
- Propane / LPGChevron Sisters · ~20.2 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~14.0 mi
- PharmacyBi-Mart · ~20.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicSummit Healtj · ~21.1 mi
- HardwareHoyt's Hardware & Building Supply · ~20.8 mi
EV charging — from USFS dispersed camp — Linn County, OR · Willamette National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.3 mi straight-line SE — WCEH Sisters · 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 35 within 50 · 244 within 100 · 314 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)20.4 mi — Sisters, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Sisters
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.3 mi — WCEH Sisters · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 73410 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around USFS dispersed camp — Linn County, OR · Willamette National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDuffy Lake · ~3.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLost Lake · ~3.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSantiam Sno-Park · ~3.8 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomMaxwell · ~4.3 mi W · USFS
Open USFS dispersed camp — Linn County, OR elsewhere
Other camps near USFS dispersed camp — Linn County, OR
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lost Lake Campground~2.9 mi
- Lost Lake~3.2 mi · fee
- Big Pool~4.8 mi · fee
- Big Lake West~6.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages USFS dispersed camp — Linn County, OR
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at USFS dispersed camp — Linn County, OR are set by Willamette National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — USFS dispersed camp — Linn 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: hike (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 — Linn 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 — Linn County, OR
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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