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Winchuck
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 42.01902, -124.10502
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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 Winchuck
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 144 ft.
Fire & smoke — around WinchuckNIFC · 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 Winchuck · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- WWater8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- DDump8 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
- PPropane49 mi
- AAir-up50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Winchuck
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
144 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
42.01902, -124.10502
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Winchuck · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSalmon Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townWinchuck · ~5.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.7 mi
- FuelShell · ~6.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~8.5 mi
- GroceriesMcKay's Market · ~8.1 mi
- PharmacyFred Meyer Pharmacy · ~9.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicSutter Coast Hospital · ~17.5 mi
- HardwareTrue Value Hardware · ~25.7 mi
EV charging — from Winchuck · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.6 mi straight-line SW — DC CORRIDOR LUCKY7 CASINO 2, Smith River, CA · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 71 within 100 · 144 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.8 mi — Crescent City, CA, Crescent City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.6 mi — DC CORRIDOR LUCKY7 CASINO 1, Smith River, CA · 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 199384 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Winchuck · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLudlum House · ~1.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Fork River Access · ~7.8 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Fork · ~7.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRedwood Nature · ~8.3 mi NW · USFS
Open Winchuck elsewhere
Other camps near Winchuck
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Ludlum Campground~1.2 mi · fee
- Del Norte County~7.8 mi
- North Fork~7.9 mi · fee
- Miller Bar~8.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Winchuck
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Winchuck are set by Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Winchuck
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 Winchuck
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 — Winchuck
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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