Explore Camp Sherman, Oregon, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Camp Sherman, Oregon. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Oregon or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Camp Sherman.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Camp Sherman |
| State | Oregon (OR) |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 44.449305 |
| Longitude | -121.649605 |
| Population | 251 |
| Density | 30.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 97730 |
| Area Code | 541 |
| County Seat | Madras |
| School District | Black Butte School District 41 |
Camp Sherman emerges from the pine-dappled basin where the Metolius River carves a path of cold, crystalline clarity through the earth. It lies 26.5 miles west-northwest of Redmond, OR (from Redmond, OR: bearing 300°T), and is situated 12.6 miles north-northwest of Sisters. The landscape is defined by the heavy, sweet scent of ponderosa bark and the imposing silhouette of the Cascade Range, which anchors the western horizon in a jagged line of slate and white. Sunlight here does not merely illuminate; it filters through the dense canopy in shifting, amber shafts that catch the particulate dust of the high plateau, rendering the air thick with the quiet stillness of an ancient forest. Within the protected boundaries of the Metolius, Oregon Wild and Scenic River, the land maintains a rugged, unmanicured composure, where the earth feels soft underfoot and the horizon is perpetually framed by the dark, vertical reach of timber.
Camp Sherman persists as a place of retreat, tethered to a history of seasonal migration and a modern economy that favors the preservation of its quietude over the clamor of industry. The rhythm of the days is dictated by the pulse of the Metolius River, whose steady, bubbling flow serves as the local metronome, while the proximity to the distant Waldo Glacier ensures the water remains bracingly cold throughout the summer heat. Visitors often seek out the nearby Wizard Falls to witness the sudden, forceful drop of the water against the volcanic stone, or they depart from the stillness of the meadows to traverse the Little Lake Trail. While Suttle Lake draws those looking for a broader expanse of water to the southeast, the true character of Camp Sherman remains rooted in the deliberate, slow-turning pace of life among the pines, where the community functions as a steward of the wild geography that encircles it.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Camp Sherman, Oregon. Coordinates: 44.449305, -121.649605. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Camp Sherman includes the ZIP code (97730), telephone area code (541), county seat of Jefferson County (Madras), and school district assignment (Black Butte School District 41).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |