EXPLORE · FREE CAMPING
Free Camping in Oregon
Oregon's dispersed camping options run from the Cascades to the coast to the high desert. The Willamette, Deschutes, Umpqua, Rogue-Siskiyou, and Siuslaw national forests all permit dispersed camping. The Oregon Cascades have the highest use: the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District around Bend has lava tube sites and high desert camping on Forest Service roads. The Wallowa-Whitman national forest in the northeastern corner has the most remote dispersed camping in the state — the Eagle Cap Wilderness corridor and the Hells Canyon area. Steens Mountain on BLM land in the southeast is a 50-mile drive from any services, with dispersed camping at the summit plateau above 9,000 feet. Oregon campfire permits are required (free online) during fire season.
No reservations needed for dispersed camping. Check fire restrictions at fs.usda.gov before your trip — restrictions change frequently in summer. Stay limit is typically 14 days at any one location. Find free camping on the Trek4Free map →
Before You Go
Gear up for dispersed camping — no hookups, no camp store, no running water
Free Camping Sites in Oregon
CLOSED DUE TO FIRE: On the Wild and Scenic Clackamas River. The campground is a compact single loop through cedars, maples, and alders. A couple of berry patche…
Deep Creek campground is located in the South Warner Mountains, one hour 25 minutes southeast of Lakeview, Oregon. This site offers rustic camping in a ponderos…
Closed indefinitely due to the Holiday Farm Fire.
CLOSED DUE TO RIVERSIDE FIRE Fish Creek Campground is located next to the Clackamas Wild and Scenic River. It provides access to some of the area ' s whitewater…
Hobo Camp Campground is a small, four-campsite, roadside camp located along Forest Service Road 2470 that is just right for your low-key, relaxing weekend. A sh…
CLOSED DUE TO FIRE: Sites south of the Olallie Lake, including Peninsula CG, Horseshoe Lake CG, and Skyline Rd, suffered extensive damage in Lionshead Fire and …
This campground is currently not operational.
CLOSED DUE TO RIVERSIDE FIRE Indian Henry Campground is located in the Mount Hood National Forest, along the scenic Clackamas River. The campground is a great l…
CLOSED DUE TO RIVERSIDE FIRE Lazy Bend Campground sits next to the Wild and Scenic Clackamas River, close to the city of Estacada. The adjacent river provides o…
CLOSED DUE TO RIVERSIDE FIRE Lockaby Campground is located next to the Wild and Scenic Clackamas River. It provides access to whitewater rafting, as well as a p…
Campground open year-round pending snow accessibility. No fee campground maintained by FS.
This campground is next to Wickiup Reservoir and provides great bird watching opportunities. This site offers beautiful scenery and is a great place to go du…
CLOSED DUE TO RIVERSIDE FIRE Roaring River Campground is located across from the Wild and Scenic Clackamas River in the Cascade Range. The small, rustic campgro…
Salters Cabin Horse Camp is located in a shaded, second-growth, ponderosa pine forest and makes for a great escape from those hot summer days! There is a corra…
CLOSED DUE TO RIVERSIDE FIRE Sunstrip Campground is a primitive campground on the banks of the Clackamas Wild and Scenic River. It provides access to a variety …
Located 20 minutes south of Silver Lake, Oregon, Thompson Reservoir Campground is a desirable camping area located on the western shores of Thompson Reservoir. …
Located 40 minutes southeast of Lakeview, Oregon, Twin Springs Campground offers three peaceful campsites at 6,300 feet elevation. Twin Springs is piped out of …
The Willow Creek Campground offers secluded tent and trailer sites in a large ponderosa pine and aspen stand. The campsites are located on the banks of Willow C…
This site is adjacent to Wolf Creek Campground. Fees are collected at Wolf Creek Campground.
Site closed.
CLOSED DUE TO RIVERSIDE FIRE: Located on Lower Lake in the Olallie Lake Scenic Area just west of the border with the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. ; The Lake…
Site decommissioned.
Nestled in the sagebrush rangelands to the west of Silver Lake’s dry lake bed, Duncan Reservoir is a great place for picnicking, canoeing, camping, and fishing …
ARCHIE KNOWLES (Campground)
Indian Campground, not open to the public.
INDIAN SPRINGS (Camping Area)
All locations in the Lostine Corridor are listed separately, so no need for this one.
SURPRISE LAKES
Dispersed camping on Deschutes National Forest land at the southern boundary of Bend, right off Arnold Ice Cave Road (Forest Road 18). This is where the city en…
A flat spot next to the road into the Painted Hills unit of the John Day Fossil Beds Nat'l Monument. Pickup campers, small trailers won't have problems, but mi…
Zig Zag, Oregon. A large open space next to the Subway Rest. The folks at the local market directed me there. "Saying that where everyone stops." On highway…
Alvord Desert A huge desert dry lake about 6 miles by 12 miles. Awesome views. Hot spring nearby. Cold drinking water spring nearby. On BLM land. The road going…
Newport Oregon. This 20x60 pull out is at the 9 mile marker out of Newport Oregon on the the Yaquina River via the North Bay Road. It's a pull out on a second…
Florence, Oregon, Siuslaw National Forest. At about the 179.5 mile marker of hwy 101, 10 miles north of Florence, is a horse shoe turn. Forest Service road #5…
Dispersed camping along the Paulina-East Lake Road (Forest Service road) southwest of La Pine, in Deschutes National Forest land outside Newberry National Volca…
Dispersed camping on Deschutes National Forest land on Three Creek Road just south of Sisters, at the NF-1605/NF-4606 intersection. Ponderosa pine forest with e…
Dispersed camping on Deschutes National Forest land along Three Creeks Lake Road (FS 4606 corridor) south of Sisters. Pine forest with established sites scatter…