Free camping near Prairie, OR
Yes. 11 of the 29 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Prairie, OR are listed as free; 18 charge a fee. The closest free one is Mcnaughton Spring, 8.3 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Dixie, 7.9 miles northeast, a fee campground.
All 29 camps near Prairie, OR
| 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 | — | — | — |
Who manages the camps near Prairie, OR
Who manages them: 29 on the Forest Service.
- Malheur National Forest — 24 camps: 11 free, 13 fee
- Wallowa-Whitman National Forest — 4 camps: 4 fee
- Umatilla National Forest — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 29 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Prairie, 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 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.