Free camping near Cove, OR
Within 25 straight-line miles of Cove, OR there are 20 camps: 5 free, 13 fee, 2 unpriced. The closest is Moss Springs Campground, 6.5 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Nf Catherine Creek Campground, 14 miles out. Today's season read covers 1 of them: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call.
Who manages them: 18 on the Forest Service; 1 on City of La Grande; 1 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Springs Campground | 6.5 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Cove | — |
| North Fork Catherine Creek Campground | 14 | Unpriced | Lick Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Pondosa | — |
| No. Fork Catherine Group Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Union | — |
| Nf Catherine Creek Campground | 14 | Free | North Fork Catherine Creek (stream) | 8.6 mi to Pondosa | — |
| Buck Creek Forest Camp and Trailhead | 15 | Free | Middle Fork Catherine Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Pondosa | — |
| Morgan Lake Park | 16 | Free | Morgan Lake (water) | 3.0 mi to La Grande | Open |
| Boundary Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 6.3 mi to Lostine | — |
| Canyon Forest Camp | 20 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Enterprise | — |
| Williamson Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 8.7 mi to Enterprise | — |
| Walla Walla Forest Camp | 20 | Fee | — | 8.7 mi to Joseph | — |
| Lostine Corridor Campground | 20 | Free | Lostine River (stream) | 8.7 mi to Joseph | — |
| Irondyke Forest Camp | 20 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Wallowa Lake | — |
| Turkey Flat Forest Camp | 20 | Fee | — | 8.7 mi to Wallowa Lake | — |
| Arrow Forest Camp | 21 | Fee | — | 8.6 mi to Wallowa Lake | — |
| Shady Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 8.7 mi to Wallowa Lake | — |
| Two Pan Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 8.6 mi to Wallowa Lake | — |
| West Eagle Meadows Campground | 22 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Wallowa & Grande Ronde Wild And Scenic Rivers | 23 | Free | — | 10 mi to Wallowa | — |
| Bird Track Springs Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 11 mi to La Grande | — |
| Spring Creek Campground | 25 | Fee | — | 11 mi to La Grande | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Cove, OR, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.