Agency-listedBLMFree
Windy Flat
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · OR · 45.11184, -120.46124
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Windy Flat
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,051 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Windy FlatNIFC · 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 Windy Flat · Bureau of Land Management · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail13 mi
- WWater14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- ShShower26 mi
- OOutfitter30 mi
- LLaundry40 mi
- HHardware40 mi
- DDump43 mi
- +Urgent care44 mi
- AAir-up47 mi
- PPropane59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 14 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 — Windy Flat
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
1,051 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.11184, -120.46124
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Windy Flat · Bureau of Land Management · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureJohn Day River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townKent · ~12.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~14.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesFossil Mercantile · ~14.3 mi
EV charging — from Windy Flat · Bureau of Land Management · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.3 mi straight-line NW — 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 · 13 within 50 · 88 within 100 · 346 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)47.7 mi — Madras, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Madras
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.3 mi — COLUMBIA BASIN FOSSIL · 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 Windy Flat · Bureau of Land Management · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBills Place Pit Toilet · ~7.8 mi S · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletClarno East - Rec Site - Vault Toiltet · ~13.5 mi S · BLM
- RestroomCL BLDG Restrooms · ~13.9 mi S · NPS
- RestroomCottonwood Double Cxt Toilet · ~25.2 mi N · BLM
Open Windy Flat elsewhere
Other camps near Windy Flat
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- John Day Wild And Scenic River~0.1 mi
- Upper Airstrip~0.5 mi
- Jeep Trail Camp~0.5 mi
- BLM dispersed camp #19 — Gilliam County, OR~0.6 mi
How we know this — Windy Flat
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
no road or trail found nearby — check manually
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 Windy Flat
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 — Windy Flat
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Getting unstuck →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 →