Free camping near John Day, OR
Yes. 8 of the 21 camps within 25 straight-line miles of John Day, OR are listed as free; 13 charge a fee. The closest free one is Pine Creek Horse Camp, 8.6 miles southeast, on U.S. Forest Service land.
All 21 camps near John Day, OR
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Creek Horse Camp | 8.6 | Free | Gwyn Creek (stream) | 7.5 mi to Canyon City | — |
| Magone Lake Recreation Area | 9.3 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to John Day | — |
| Fall Mountain Lookout | 9.6 | Free | Hanscombe Creek (stream) | 8.1 mi to Canyon City | — |
| Starr | 11 | Fee | — | 9.0 mi to Seneca | — |
| Raddue Forest Camp | 12 | Free | Beech Creek (stream) | 6.8 mi to Fox | — |
| Wickiup | 15 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Seneca | — |
| Strawberry | 16 | Fee | — | 9.9 mi to Prairie | — |
| Slide Creek | 16 | Free | Onion Creek (stream) | 8.7 mi to Prairie City | — |
| Slide Horse Camp | 16 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Prairie | — |
| Mcnaughton Spring | 16 | Free | Onion Creek (stream) | 8.5 mi to Prairie City | — |
| Billy Fields | 18 | Free | — | — | — |
| Parish Cabin | 19 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Seneca | — |
| Lower Camp Creek | 19 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Greenhorn | — |
| Oregon Mine | 20 | Free | Tex Creek (stream) | 13 mi to Mount Vernon | — |
| Dixie | 20 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Prairie | — |
| Murray | 21 | Fee | — | 18 mi to Prairie | — |
| Trout Farm | 21 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Prairie | — |
| Crescent Campground | 22 | Free | John Day River (river) | 15 mi to Prairie City | — |
| Middle Fork | 23 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to Greenhorn | — |
| Deerhorn Forest Camp | 23 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Greenhorn | — |
| Big Creek | 24 | Fee | — | — | — |
Who manages the camps near John Day, OR
Who manages them: 21 on the Forest Service.
- Malheur National Forest — 21 camps: 8 free, 13 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 21 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near John Day, OR
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Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from John Day, 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.