★ Field-verified · Dave's ownUSFS · dispersedFree
Willamette National Forest
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · Lane County, OR · 44.25118, -122.23227
Ask an AI about this campsiteOpens Grok already loaded with this site. It reads the same records this page is built from, and links whatever it tells you.
Ask about this camp →Dave's been here. A spot from Dave's own travels on U.S. Forest Service land — free to camp. Conditions still change, so confirm access, stay limits and fire rules before you go.
Primitive campsite with fire ring. This is a fenced in area along a high-traffic dirt road in Willamette National Forest. A popular camping and picnicking destination during peak season, so will likely encounter other people. Adjacent to beautiful, crystalline Blue River that is great for swimming, but a little chilly. Beautiful, coniferous wooded area. The forest is vast and beautiful, and worthy of overland exploration. First come, first serve. Sufficient space for two vehicles. Highly recommended. No cell service.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
Loading the latest forecast…
Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,710 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- WWater14 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- HHardware26 mi
- DDump26 mi
- PPropane32 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
- RxPharmacy33 mi
- OOutfitter34 mi
- LLaundry38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,710 ft
County
Lane County, OR
Coordinates
44.25118, -122.23227
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureFlunky Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townRainbow · ~5.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~24.2 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~18.4 mi
- Dump stationSweet Home RV Dump · ~26.1 mi
- GroceriesBlue Sky Market · ~5.4 mi
- HardwareHoy's Home Improvement Center · ~25.6 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
No signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
No
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Highly recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLookout Campground · ~3.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMona · ~3.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSaddle Dam · ~5.8 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomMckenzie Bridge Boating · ~5.9 mi SE · USFS
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- McKenzie Bridge Campground~6.0 mi
- Delta Campground~6.5 mi
- Delta Campground~6.5 mi
- Paradise Campground~8.3 mi
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Lane County, OR). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Stay limits →First-night troubleshooting →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 →