Free camping near Prairie, OR
Within 25 straight-line miles of Prairie, OR there are 29 camps: 11 free, 18 fee. The closest is Dixie, 7.9 miles north-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Mcnaughton Spring, 8.3 miles out.
Who manages them: 29 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie | 7.9 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Prairie | — |
| Mcnaughton Spring | 8.3 | Free | Onion Creek (stream) | 8.5 mi to Prairie City | — |
| Slide Horse Camp | 8.4 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Prairie | — |
| Slide Creek | 8.6 | Free | Onion Creek (stream) | 8.7 mi to Prairie City | — |
| Pine Creek Horse Camp | 8.7 | Free | Gwyn Creek (stream) | 7.5 mi to Canyon City | — |
| Strawberry | 9.9 | Fee | — | 9.9 mi to Prairie | — |
| Magone Lake Recreation Area | 12 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to John Day | — |
| Middle Fork | 13 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to Greenhorn | — |
| Deerhorn Forest Camp | 13 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Greenhorn | — |
| Trout Farm | 13 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Prairie | — |
| Crescent Campground | 15 | Free | John Day River (river) | 15 mi to Prairie City | — |
| Lower Camp Creek | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Greenhorn | — |
| Murray | 18 | Fee | — | 18 mi to Prairie | — |
| Wickiup | 18 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Seneca | — |
| Elk Flat Spring | 19 | Free | Elk Flat Creek (stream) | 12 mi to Unity | — |
| Oregon Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Unity | — |
| Parish Cabin | 20 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Seneca | — |
| Raddue Forest Camp | 20 | Free | Beech Creek (stream) | 6.8 mi to Fox | — |
| Yellow Pine Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Unity | — |
| Big Creek | 20 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Fall Mountain Lookout | 20 | Free | Hanscombe Creek (stream) | 8.1 mi to Canyon City | — |
| South Fork Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 6.7 mi to Unity | — |
| Head O' Boulder Forest Camp | 20 | Free | Deadwood Creek (stream) | 6.8 mi to Galena | — |
| Wetmore Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 7.6 mi to Unity | — |
| Starr | 21 | Fee | — | 9.0 mi to Seneca | — |
| Elk Creek | 21 | Free | Short Creek (stream) | 17 mi to Unity | — |
| Olive Lake | 23 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Greenhorn | — |
| Little Crane | 24 | Free | Little Crane Creek (stream) | — | — |
| North Fork Malheur | 24 | Free | — | — | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Prairie, 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.