Willamette National Forest
Forest Service1,801,292 acres · USDA Forest Service
Can you sleep here
Dispersed camping is generally allowed
On national forest and grassland, camping outside developed campgrounds is generally permitted unless an area is posted closed or a local order says otherwise. Stay on existing surfaces, camp away from water and trailheads, and check the forest's current orders before you go — fire restrictions change through the season.
Stay limit14 days in most forests — the exact limit is set per forest and district
In an RVDispersed sites are unimproved: no hookups, no water, no dump station, and access roads are often unsurfaced. Designated wilderness inside the unit is closed to all vehicles.
Rule36 CFR 261.58 — occupancy and use, set by forest order
Rules change with fire season and local order. Checked 2026-08-05. Confirm on the managing office’s official page
- Area
- 2,815 sq mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
- Campgrounds
- 85
- Longest rig
- 99 ft
Where the land is, and what fits
The official Forest Service boundary with every campground we hold inside it. Tell it how long your rig is and the map keeps only what takes it — public land rarely matches the shape people picture, and neither does what you can actually get into.
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Official unit boundary · USDA Forest Service · 85 campgrounds shown
85 of 85 campgrounds
- Alder Springs CampgroundLate May (weather dependent) – Late October · First-come, first-served
- Bedrock Campground26 sitesReservations accepted
- Big Lake Campgroundto 78 ft · 56 sites · Pull-throughMay – September · First-come, first-served
- Big Lake West Campgroundto 40 ft · 12 sitesMay – September · First-come, first-served
- Big Meadows Horse Campto 99 ft · 13 sitesYear round · First-come, first-served
- Big Pool Group CampgroundReservations accepted
- Black Canyon CampgroundMay – September · First-come, first-served
- Blair Lake Campground4 sitesFirst-come, first-served
- Blue Pool Campground (Middle Fork Ranger District)May – September · Reservations accepted
- Box Canyon Horse CampYear round · First-come, first-served
- Breitenbush Campgroundto 51 ft · 31 sitesFirst-come, first-served
- Broken Bowl Campground20 sitesReservations accepted
- Campers Flat Group CampgroundMay – October · Reservations accepted
- Clark Creek Organization Camp1 sitesReservations accepted
- Cleator Bend Group CampgroundReservations accepted
- Cold Water Cove CampgroundMay – October · First-come, first-served
- Cougar Crossing CampgroundYear round · First-come, first-served
- Cove Creek CampgroundMay – September · First-come, first-served
- Cove Creek Group CampsiteReservations accepted
- Delta Campgroundto 60 ft · 38 sites · Pull-throughClosed indefinitely due to Holiday Farm Fire. · First-come, first-served
- Dolly Varden Campground9 sitesReservations accepted
- Elk Lake CampgroundYear round · First-come, first-served
- Fernview Group Campgroundto 35 ft · 1 sitesMay – October · Reservations accepted
- Fish Lake Remount Depot - Commissary CabinMid November – Mid April · Reservations accepted
- Fish Lake Remount Depot - Hall House CabinMid November – Mid April · Reservations accepted
- Fox Creek Group CampgroundMay – October · Reservations accepted
- French Pete Campgroundto 42 ft · 16 sitesMay – September · First-come, first-served
- Frissell Crossing Campgroundto 50 ft · 11 sites · Pull-throughMay – September · First-come, first-served
- Gold Lake CampgroundJune – October · First-come, first-served
- Hard Rock Group CampgroundMay – September · Reservations accepted
- Harralson Horse CampMid July – Late October · First-come, first-served
- Harralson TrailheadSeason not published
- Hoover Campgroundto 99 ft · 40 sites · Electric · Pull-throughFirst-come, first-served
- Hoover Group CampsiteMay – September · Reservations accepted
- Horse Creek Group Campgroundto 35 ft · 1 sitesApril – October · Reservations accepted
- House Rock Campgroundto 65 ft · 17 sitesMay – October · Reservations accepted
- Huckleberry Flats OHV Trailhead & Staging AreaSeason not published
- Humbug Campgroundto 99 ft · 23 sites · Pull-throughFirst-come, first-served
- Ice Cap Campgroundto 55 ft · 22 sitesMay – September · First-come, first-served
- Indigo Springs Campground4 sitesMay – September · First-come, first-served
- Islet Campground (Waldo Lake)First-come, first-served
- Kiahanie Campground23 sitesMay – October · First-come, first-served
- Lakes End CampgroundYear round · First-come, first-served
- Limberlost Group CampgroundMay – September · Reservations accepted
- Longbow Organization CampMay – October · Reservations accepted
- Lookout CampgroundYear round · First-come, first-served
- Lost Lake CampgroundMay – September · First-come, first-served
- Lost Prairie Group Campgroundto 35 ft · 1 sitesMay – October · Reservations accepted
- Marion Forks Campground and Day Use AreaYear round · First-come, first-served
- McCoy Motorized Recreation AreaSeason not published
- McKenzie Bridge Campgroundto 70 ft · 26 sites · Pull-throughApril – September · First-come, first-served
- Mona Campgroundto 70 ft · 22 sites · Pull-throughMay – September · First-come, first-served
- North Waldo Campgroundto 50 ft · 43 sitesFirst-come, first-served
- Obsidian Stock TrailheadSeason not published
- Olallie CampgroundApril – September · First-come, first-served
- Packard Creek Campgroundto 45 ft · 40 sites · Pull-throughMay – September · First-come, first-served
- Packard Creek Group CampsiteJune – September · Reservations accepted
- Paradise CampgroundMay – October · Reservations accepted
- Patjens Lake Loop TrailheadSeason not published
- Piety Island Campground4 sitesFirst-come, first-served
- Puma Campground15 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Red Diamond Group CampgroundReservations accepted
- Riverside at Detroit CampgroundApril – September · First-come, first-served
- Roaring River Group Campgroundto 30 ft · 1 sitesMay – October · Reservations accepted
- Sacandaga Campground20 sitesMay – September · First-come, first-served
- Salmon Creek Falls Campground4 sitesJune – September · First-come, first-served
- Sand Prairie Campground25 sites · Pull-throughMay – September · Reservations accepted
- Santiam Flats Campgroundto 75 ft · 34 sites · Pull-throughFirst-come, first-served
- Santiam Pass OHV Motorized Recreation AreaSeason not published
- Scott Lake Campgroundto 12 ft · 4 sitesMid-July (weather dependent) – Late October (dependent on McKenzie Highway 242) · First-come, first-served
- Secret Group CampgroundMay – September · Reservations accepted
- Sevenmile Horse CampMay – October · First-come, first-served
- Shadow Bay Campground (Waldo Lake)June – September · First-come, first-served
- Shady Cove Campground4 sitesFirst-come, first-served
- Skookum Creek Campground4 sitesEarly June, weather dependent – Late October, weather dependent · First-come, first-served
- Slide Creek Campgroundto 90 ft · 15 sites · Pull-throughApril – September · First-come, first-served
- South Pyramid Horse CampYear round · First-come, first-served
- Southshore CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Sunnyside Campgroundto 21 ft · 13 sitesApril – September · First-come, first-served
- Timber Butte Cabinto 24 ft · 1 sitesMay – October · Reservations accepted
- Timpanogas CabinJuly – Mid October · Reservations accepted
- Timpanogas Campground3 sitesJune – Late October, weather dependent · First-come, first-served
- Trout Creek CampgroundMay – October · First-come, first-served
- Whispering Falls Campgroundto 99 ft · 18 sites · Pull-throughFirst-come, first-served
- Yukwah Campgroundto 99 ft · 21 sites · Pull-throughMay – October · First-come, first-served
Willamette National Forest
The Willamette National Forest is a National Forest located in the central portion of the Cascade Range of the U.S. state of Oregon. It comprises 1,678,031 acres (6,790.75 km2). Over 380,000 acres are designated wilderness which include seven major mountain peaks. There are also several National Wild and Scenic Rivers within the forest. The forest is named for the Willamette River, which has its headwaters in the forest. The forest's headquarters are located in the city of Springfield. There are local ranger district offices in McKenzie Bridge, Detroit, Sweet Home, and Westfir.
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No vehicles past these lines
Designated wilderness is closed to every wheeled vehicle, including bicycles. You can walk in and camp; you cannot drive or park a rig inside one.
- Three Sisters Wilderness283,818 acres
- Mount Jefferson Wilderness109,098 acres
- Mount Washington Wilderness54,407 acres
- Waldo Lake Wilderness36,865 acres
- Opal Creek Wilderness20,740 acres
- Middle Santiam Wilderness8,758 acres
- Menagerie Wilderness4,965 acres
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