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West Davis Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.59239, -121.85343
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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 West Davis Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,392 ft.
Fire & smoke — around West Davis LakeNIFC · 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 West Davis Lake · Deschutes National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- WWater14 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- DDump34 mi
- PPropane40 mi
- AAir-up40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — West Davis Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,392 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.59239, -121.85343
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around West Davis Lake · Deschutes National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureDavis Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townOdell Lake · ~6.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~6.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesOdell Sportsman Center · ~6.4 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~18.5 mi
EV charging — from West Davis Lake · Deschutes National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.0 mi straight-line SE — Crescent, OR (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS · 6 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 · 19 within 50 · 102 within 100 · 309 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.4 mi — Chemult, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Chemult
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO20.6 mi — 52530 US-97, La Pine
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.9 mi — The Woodsman Country Lodge, Crescent, OR (at a hotel) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-12 · 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 391384 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around West Davis Lake · Deschutes National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEast Davis Lake · ~0.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Lava Flow · ~2.1 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Lava Flow · ~2.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Davis Creek · ~5.9 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near West Davis Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- East Davis Lake~0.3 mi · fee
- South Lava Flow~2.1 mi
- North Lava Flow~2.7 mi
- North Davis Creek~5.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages West Davis Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at West Davis Lake are set by Deschutes National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — West Davis Lake
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 West Davis Lake
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 — West Davis Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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