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Winom Creek Campground & Tower Loop Trailhead
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.01200, -118.63856
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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 Winom Creek Campground & Tower Loop Trailhead
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,973 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Winom Creek Campground & Tower Loop TrailheadNIFC · 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 Winom Creek Campground & Tower Loop Trailhead · Umatilla National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- WWater24 mi
- FFuel28 mi
- ShShower29 mi
- MMechanic31 mi
- +Urgent care34 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
- HHardware35 mi
- EVEV fast charger36 mi
- DDump41 mi
- LLaundry44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 24-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 15 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 36-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Winom Creek Campground & Tower Loop Trailhead
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,973 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.01200, -118.63856
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Winom Creek Campground & Tower Loop Trailhead · Umatilla National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townUkiah · ~16.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~28.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesDale Store · ~15.2 mi
EV charging — from Winom Creek Campground & Tower Loop Trailhead · Umatilla National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger35.6 mi straight-line NE — VOLVO CAR USA LA GRANDE DC4 · 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 50 within 100 · 146 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)43.4 mi — Baker City, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Baker City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)35.6 mi — Hampton Inn & Suites La Grande - Tesla Destination · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 256977 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Winom Creek Campground & Tower Loop Trailhead · Umatilla National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWinom Creek Campground & Tower Loop Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Creek Meadows Campground & Trailhead · ~1.0 mi E · USFS
- RestroomForks · ~3.2 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomOriental Trailhead · ~5.1 mi SW · USFS
Open Winom Creek Campground & Tower Loop Trailhead elsewhere
Other camps near Winom Creek Campground & Tower Loop Trailhead
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Big Creek Meadows Campground & Trailhead~1.0 mi
- Oriental Campground~5.1 mi · fee
- Umapine Campground~8.0 mi · fee
- Gold Dredge~8.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Winom Creek Campground & Tower Loop Trailhead
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Winom Creek Campground & Tower Loop Trailhead are set by Umatilla National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Winom Creek Campground & Tower Loop Trailhead
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: $10 per night, single site, plus $5 per vehicle for any vehicle beyond the two-vehicle per site allowance; sites 3, 4 and 10 are group sites at $25 per night with no extra vehicle charge. Day use is free. The forest states campground fees are charged through November 15. Our record calls this Winom Creek Campground and Tower Loop Trailhead; the forest page is titled Winom Campground and Trailhead. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/umatilla/recreation/winom-campground-trailhead.
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 Winom Creek Campground & Tower Loop Trailhead
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 — Winom Creek Campground & Tower Loop Trailhead
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →The town run →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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