Free camping near Grass Valley, OR
Within 25 straight-line miles of Grass Valley, OR there are 89 camps: 79 free, 1 fee, 9 unpriced. The closest is Macks Canyon Campground, 5.1 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is BLM dispersed camp #11 — Gilliam County, OR, 12 miles out.
Who manages them: 89 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macks Canyon Campground | 5.1 | Unpriced | Craft Canyon (stream) | 5.1 mi to Grass Valley | — |
| Rattlesnake Canyon Campground | 7.3 | Unpriced | Rattlesnake Canyon (stream) | 7.3 mi to Grass Valley | — |
| Jones Canyon Campground | 9.1 | Unpriced | Gert Canyon (stream) | 8.2 mi to Nansene | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #11 — Gilliam County, OR | 12 | Free | John Day River (river) | 12 mi to Grass Valley | — |
| Hoot Owl Rock | 12 | Free | Jackknife Canyon (stream) | 12 mi to Grass Valley | — |
| Cattle Beds | 12 | Free | Jackknife Canyon (stream) | 12 mi to Kent | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #17 — Gilliam County, OR | 12 | Free | Rose Briar Canyon (stream) | 12 mi to Grass Valley | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #6 — Gilliam County, OR | 12 | Free | Jackknife Canyon (stream) | 10 mi to Kent | — |
| Across From Jack | 12 | Free | Jackknife Canyon (stream) | 11 mi to Kent | — |
| Lower Hoot Owl | 12 | Free | Jackknife Canyon (stream) | 12 mi to Kent | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — OR | 12 | Free | Jackknife Canyon (stream) | 11 mi to Kent | — |
| Wilson Point | 12 | Free | John Day River (river) | 12 mi to Grass Valley | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #3 — Gilliam County, OR | 12 | Free | John Day River (river) | 9.1 mi to Kent | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #6 — Sherman County, OR | 12 | Free | John Day River (river) | 12 mi to Grass Valley | — |
| Adobe Bench | 13 | Free | John Day River (river) | 9.2 mi to Kent | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — OR #3 | 13 | Free | Jackknife Canyon (stream) | 12 mi to Kent | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #13 — Sherman County, OR | 13 | Free | Rose Briar Canyon (stream) | 13 mi to Moro | — |
| Lower Jack Knife | 13 | Free | Jackknife Canyon (stream) | 12 mi to Kent | — |
| Juniper | 13 | Free | Rose Briar Canyon (stream) | 12 mi to Moro | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — OR #2 | 13 | Free | Jackknife Canyon (stream) | 12 mi to Kent | — |
| Deep Canyon | 13 | Free | John Day River (river) | 12 mi to Moro | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #9 — Gilliam County, OR | 13 | Free | Rose Briar Canyon (stream) | 13 mi to Moro | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — Sherman County, OR | 13 | Free | Jackknife Canyon (stream) | 10 mi to Kent | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #10 — Sherman County, OR | 13 | Free | — | — | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #7 — Sherman County, OR | 13 | Free | John Day River (river) | 12 mi to Moro | — |
| Shell Canyon | 13 | Free | — | — | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #2 — Sherman County, OR | 13 | Free | Jackknife Canyon (stream) | 11 mi to Kent | — |
| Adobe Bench | 13 | Free | John Day River (river) | 9.5 mi to Kent | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #2 — Gilliam County, OR | 13 | Free | John Day River (river) | 8.7 mi to Kent | — |
| Jeep Camp | 13 | Free | John Day River (river) | 8.0 mi to Kent | — |
| BLM dispersed camp — Gilliam County, OR | 13 | Free | John Day River (river) | 8.8 mi to Kent | — |
| Lower Deschutes River Back Country Byway | 14 | Unpriced | Buck Hollow Creek (stream) | 6.4 mi to Maupin | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #4 — Gilliam County, OR | 14 | Free | John Day River (river) | 7.8 mi to Kent | — |
| Brown's Picnic Table | 14 | Unpriced | John Day River (river) | 9.0 mi to Kent | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #5 — Gilliam County, OR | 14 | Free | John Day River (river) | 7.8 mi to Kent | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #3 — Sherman County, OR | 14 | Free | John Day River (river) | 12 mi to Moro | — |
| Cow Camp | 15 | Free | John Day River (river) | 12 mi to Moro | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #18 — Gilliam County, OR | 15 | Free | John Day River (river) | 13 mi to Moro | — |
| Sumac | 15 | Free | John Day River (river) | 12 mi to Klondike | — |
| Airstrip | 15 | Free | John Day River (river) | 7.7 mi to Kent | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #24 — Gilliam County, OR | 15 | Free | John Day River (river) | 13 mi to Moro | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #25 — Gilliam County, OR | 15 | Free | John Day River (river) | 7.8 mi to Kent | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #12 — Gilliam County, OR | 15 | Free | Cottonwood Canyon (stream) | 13 mi to Moro | — |
| Car Camp | 15 | Free | John Day River (river) | 11 mi to Klondike | — |
| BLM dispersed camp #23 — Gilliam County, OR | 15 | Free | John Day River (river) | 7.9 mi to Kent | — |
| Horseshoe Bend | 16 | Free | John Day River (river) | 8.4 mi to Kent | — |
| TP Flat | 16 | Free | John Day River (river) | 8.0 mi to Kent | — |
| Hackbery | 16 | Free | Cottonwood Canyon (stream) | 12 mi to Klondike | — |
| Horseshoe Bend | 16 | Free | John Day River (river) | 8.4 mi to Kent | — |
| Chisholm | 16 | Free | John Day River (river) | 7.9 mi to Kent | — |
The other 39 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Grass Valley, OR.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Grass Valley, 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.