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Whitefish Horse Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.47011, -122.03250
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service 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 Whitefish Horse Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,859 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Whitefish Horse CampNIFC · 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 Whitefish Horse Camp · Deschutes National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- OOutfitter4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- WWater6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- HHardware29 mi
- RxPharmacy29 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
- DDump42 mi
- PPropane53 mi
- AAir-up53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Whitefish Horse Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,859 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.47011, -122.03250
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Whitefish Horse Camp · Deschutes National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCrescent Lake · ~5.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~5.8 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~6.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesOdell Sportsman Center · ~6.0 mi
- PharmacyOakridge Pharmacy · ~29.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicOrchid Health Oakridge Clinic · ~29.3 mi
- HardwareOakridge Hardware · ~29.0 mi
EV charging — from Whitefish Horse Camp · Deschutes National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.8 mi straight-line E — 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 117 within 100 · 278 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)28.9 mi — Chemult, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Chemult
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO32.4 mi — 52530 US-97, La Pine
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.9 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 Whitefish Horse Camp · Deschutes National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWhitefish Horse Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTandy Bay · ~0.3 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTranquil Cove · ~0.4 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWindy Group Site · ~0.6 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near Whitefish Horse Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Windy Group Site~0.6 mi · fee
- Spring~1.0 mi · fee
- Contorta Point~1.4 mi · fee
- Contorta Flat~2.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages Whitefish Horse Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Whitefish Horse Camp are set by Deschutes National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Whitefish Horse Camp
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-21: $23 per night for a 2-horse campsite and $27 per night for a 4-horse campsite, with one vehicle included; each additional vehicle is $10. This is an equestrian camp and the rate is set by corral capacity, not by tent or RV. recreation.gov 2026 season (May 22 to Oct 17) lists the same $23 and $27. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/deschutes/recreation/whitefish-horse-camp and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232778.
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 Whitefish Horse Camp
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 — Whitefish Horse Camp
What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Fire rules & restrictions →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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