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White River Campground
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · OR · 45.23238, -121.06718
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 White River Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 772 ft.
Fire & smoke — around White River CampgroundNIFC · 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 White River Campground · Bureau of Land Management · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery4 mi
- OOutfitter4 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- +Urgent care26 mi
- WWater26 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
- DDump28 mi
- ShShower29 mi
- PPropane55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 26-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — White River Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
772 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.23238, -121.06718
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around White River Campground · Bureau of Land Management · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureOak Springs Rapids (water) · nearby
- Nearest townMaupin · ~4.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelWamic Market & Supply · ~9.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.5 mi
- GroceriesMaupin Market · ~4.0 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~26.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicAdventist Health Columbia Gorge · ~25.0 mi
- HardwareWamic Hardware Store · ~9.9 mi
EV charging — from White River Campground · Bureau of Land Management · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.3 mi straight-line NE — Grass Valley Market · OpConnect · 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 24 within 50 · 246 within 100 · 404 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)27.1 mi — The Dalles, OR - Tesla Supercharger, The Dalles
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.0 mi — MAUPIN MAUPIN · ChargePoint Network · 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 346040 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around White River Campground · Bureau of Land Management · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWhite River - Rec Site - Vault Toilet · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletOaksprings - Rec Site - Vault Toilet · ~1.0 mi S · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletSandy Beach - Rec Site - Pit Toilet #2 · ~1.0 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletSandy Beach - Rec Site - Pit Toilet #1 · ~1.0 mi NE · BLM
Open White River Campground elsewhere
Other camps near White River Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Blue Hole Campground~1.3 mi
- Lower Deschutes River Back Country Byway~2.6 mi
- Oasis Campground~3.5 mi
- Jones Canyon Campground~7.5 mi
How we know this — White River Campground
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 White River Campground
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 — White River Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Picking a spot →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 →