Agency-listedUSFSFee
Wolf Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.25305, -119.82628
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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 Wolf Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,972 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Wolf CreekNIFC · 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 Wolf Creek · Ochoco National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- FFuel21 mi
- WWater22 mi
- ShShower38 mi
- DDump38 mi
- EVEV fast charger44 mi
- HHardware44 mi
- LLaundry44 mi
- RxPharmacy45 mi
- MMechanic45 mi
- +Urgent care50 mi
- PPropane50 mi
- OOutfitter51 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 22-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 11 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 44-mi run (and back).
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 — Wolf Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,972 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.25305, -119.82628
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Wolf Creek · Ochoco National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~20.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~10.8 mi
EV charging — from Wolf Creek · Ochoco National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger43.7 mi straight-line E — OTEC OTEC OFFICE JD, John Day, OR · 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 · 2 within 50 · 34 within 100 · 120 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)60.1 mi — Hines, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Hines
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)45.4 mi — Prineville Reservoir State Park (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Town of Mitchell - Tesla Destination, Mitchell, 27.1 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Whole in the Wall, Mitchell, 27.1 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily; for Tesla use only · AFDC lists it “Free; donations accepted” - 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 312972 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Wolf Creek · Ochoco National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWolf Creek · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWolf Creek Industrial · ~0.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSalter'S Cabin · ~0.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSugar Creek · ~1.7 mi SE · USFS
Open Wolf Creek elsewhere
Other camps near Wolf Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Wolf Creek Industrial~0.2 mi
- Salter'S Cabin~0.4 mi
- Sugar Creek~1.8 mi · fee
- Cottonwood Pit Campground~8.2 mi
The unit that manages Wolf Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Wolf Creek are set by Ochoco National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Wolf Creek
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 2026-08-23: $6 per night, single site; $3 per each additional vehicle. Fee box and the prose below it agree. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/ochoco/recreation/wolf-creek-campground.
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 Wolf Creek
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 — Wolf Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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