Free camping near Lowell, OR
Yes. 7 of the 23 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Lowell, OR are listed as free; 13 charge a fee and 3 have no price on record. The closest free one is Shady Dell Cg, 15 miles southeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Dolly Varden, 8.8 miles east, a fee campground.
All 23 camps near Lowell, OR
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolly Varden | 8.8 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Lowell | — |
| Broken Bowl | 9.1 | Fee | — | 9.1 mi to Lowell | — |
| Timber Butte Cabin | 10 | Fee | Minnehaha Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Winberry | — |
| Clark Creek Organizational Camp | 11 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Lowell | — |
| Bedrock Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Lowell | — |
| Black Canyon Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Sweeney Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Westfir | — |
| Puma | 14 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Lowell | — |
| Rujada Campground / Picnic Site / Swordfern Trailhead | 15 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Westfir | — |
| Harralson Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Cottage Grove | — |
| Row River Trail | 15 | Unpriced | Carolina Creek (stream) | 0.2 mi to Walden | — |
| Shady Dell Cg | 15 | Free | Burnt Bridge Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Westfir | — |
| Green Pool | 17 | Free | Blodgett Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Disston | — |
| Gleason Cabin | 17 | Free | Donna Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Disston | — |
| Cedar Creek Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Westfir | — |
| Cascade Bend | 18 | Free | Crawfish Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Disston | — |
| Lund Park | 19 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Westfir | — |
| Hobo Forest Camp | 20 | Free | Hobo Creek (stream) | 6.1 mi to Disston | — |
| Crawfish Lake Shelter | 21 | Free | Marten Creek (stream) | 6.1 mi to Disston | — |
| Shotgun Creek Campground | 22 | Fee | Rock Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Mabel | — |
| Salmon Creek Falls | 23 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Oakridge | — |
| Mineral Campground | 24 | Free | Judson Rock Creek (stream) | 8.5 mi to Disston | — |
| Packard Campground | 25 | Unpriced | Packard Creek (stream) | 5.5 mi to Oakridge | — |
| Packard Creek Campground | 25 | Fee | — | 5.7 mi to Oakridge | — |
Who manages the camps near Lowell, OR
Who manages them: 21 on the Forest Service; 2 on the BLM.
- Willamette National Forest — 12 camps: 1 free, 9 fee, 2 unpriced
- Umpqua National Forest — 9 camps: 6 free, 3 fee
- Upper Willamette Field Office — 2 camps: 1 fee, 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 23 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Lowell, 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 Lowell, 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.