Free camping near Oakridge, OR
Within 25 straight-line miles of Oakridge, OR there are 50 camps: 14 free, 33 fee, 3 unpriced. The closest is Salmon Creek Falls, 4.7 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Shady Dell Cg, 4.8 miles out.
Who manages them: 49 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon Creek Falls | 4.7 | Fee | — | 4.7 mi to Oakridge | — |
| Shady Dell Cg | 4.8 | Free | Burnt Bridge Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Westfir | — |
| Packard Campground | 5.5 | Unpriced | Packard Creek (stream) | 5.5 mi to Oakridge | — |
| Packard Creek Campground | 5.7 | Fee | — | 5.7 mi to Oakridge | — |
| Black Canyon Campground | 6.5 | Unpriced | Sweeney Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Westfir | — |
| Blue Pool | 8.7 | Fee | — | 8.7 mi to Oakridge | — |
| Sand Prairie Campground | 10.0 | Fee | — | 10.0 mi to Oakridge | — |
| Sand Prairie Campground | 10 | Fee | Snow Creek (stream) | 10 mi to Oakridge | — |
| Hobo Forest Camp | 12 | Free | Hobo Creek (stream) | 6.1 mi to Disston | — |
| Lund Park | 12 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Westfir | — |
| Blair Lake Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Oakridge | — |
| Cascade Bend | 13 | Free | Crawfish Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Disston | — |
| Cedar Creek Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Westfir | — |
| Gleason Cabin | 14 | Free | Donna Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Disston | — |
| Timber Butte Cabin | 14 | Fee | Minnehaha Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Winberry | — |
| Rujada Campground / Picnic Site / Swordfern Trailhead | 14 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Westfir | — |
| Green Pool | 14 | Free | Blodgett Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Disston | — |
| Kiahanie Campground | 14 | Unpriced | Major Creek (stream) | 14 mi to Oakridge | — |
| Crawfish Lake Shelter | 14 | Free | Marten Creek (stream) | 6.1 mi to Disston | — |
| Youngs Flat/Everage Flat | 15 | Free | Dry Creek (stream) | 15 mi to Oakridge | — |
| Secret | 16 | Fee | — | 16 mi to Oakridge | — |
| Puma | 16 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Lowell | — |
| Bedrock Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Lowell | — |
| Broken Bowl | 17 | Fee | — | 9.1 mi to Lowell | — |
| Mineral Campground | 17 | Free | Judson Rock Creek (stream) | 8.5 mi to Disston | — |
| Clark Creek Organizational Camp | 17 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Lowell | — |
| Dolly Varden | 17 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Lowell | — |
| Campers Flat | 17 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Oakridge | — |
| Sacandaga | 18 | Fee | — | 18 mi to Oakridge | — |
| Indigo Springs | 20 | Fee | — | 16 mi to Crescent Lake | — |
| Indian Ridge Lookout | 21 | Fee | Hidden Lake (water) | 11 mi to Finn Rock | — |
| Shadow Bay Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Crescent Lake | — |
| Gold Lake Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Crescent Lake | — |
| Taylor Burn Campground | 22 | Free | Edna Lake (water) | — | — |
| Box Canyon Horse Camp | 22 | Free | Box Canyon (stream) | — | — |
| Skookum Creek | 22 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Islet Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Crescent Lake | — |
| Red Diamond | 23 | Fee | — | — | — |
| North Waldo Lake Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Odell Lake | — |
| Roaring River | 24 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Trapper Creek | 24 | Fee | — | 7.4 mi to Crescent Lake | — |
| Frissell Crossing Campground | 24 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Hard Rock | 24 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Bear Camp Shelter | 24 | Free | Bradley Lake (water) | 8.5 mi to Toketee Village | — |
| Reynolds Shelter | 24 | Free | Bulldog Creek (stream) | 9.1 mi to Toketee Village | — |
| French Pete Campground | 24 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Cougar dispersed camping | 25 | Free | Rider Creek (stream) | 7.0 mi to Rainbow | — |
| Cougar Crossing Campground | 25 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Sunnyside | 25 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Grassy Ranch | 25 | Free | Bulldog Creek (stream) | 8.2 mi to Toketee Village | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Oakridge, 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.