Agency-listedUSFSFree
Whistler
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.49844, -120.48277
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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 Whistler
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,713 ft.
Fire & smoke — around WhistlerNIFC · 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 Whistler · Ochoco National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater16 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- FFuel22 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- PPropane22 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- DDump28 mi
- ShShower28 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 17 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 — Whistler
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,713 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.49844, -120.48277
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Whistler · Ochoco National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRail Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townHorseheaven · ~15.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.1 mi
- FuelChevron · ~22.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~27.8 mi
- GroceriesWheeler County Trading Co · ~16.9 mi
- PharmacyBi-Mart · ~21.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicCascade Direct Care · ~21.7 mi
EV charging — from Whistler · Ochoco National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.3 mi straight-line SW — 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 · 58 within 100 · 320 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)33.1 mi — Madras, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Madras
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.3 mi — Coffeyville, Prineville, OR · FLO · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Town of Mitchell - Tesla Destination, Mitchell, 16.8 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Whole in the Wall, Mitchell, 16.8 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily; for Tesla use only · AFDC lists it “Free; donations accepted” - 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 Whistler · Ochoco National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBingham Spring · ~2.5 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomTwin Pillar North · ~2.7 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomCougar West · ~3.8 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMarks Creek · ~4.1 mi E · USFS
Open Whistler elsewhere
Other camps near Whistler
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bingham Spring~2.5 mi
- Ochoco Divide~4.7 mi · fee
- White Rock~6.0 mi
- Wildcat~6.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Whistler
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Whistler are set by Ochoco National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Whistler
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 Whistler
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 — Whistler
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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