About this campground
This cozy and compact campground offers year-round camping and Crooked Wild and Scenic River access along the Lower Crooked Back Country Byway. Campground facilities include 5 campsites, day-use parking with access to the Crooked Wild and Scenic River. Know Before You Go: Open year-round on a first-come, first-served basis. No reservations are accepted. Potable water is available during the warmer spring and summer months at the nearby Big Bend Campground, 0.9 miles south on State Highway 27. Cell phone service is not available in the campground. Watch for bicyclists: the section of State Highway 27 between Prineville and Bowman Dam is designated as the Crooked River Canyon Scenic Bikeway. Point of Interest: Hike the short riverside trail to the single, old growth Ponderosa pine tree, a relative rarity in the Crooked River canyon.
Getting there
From Prineville, Oregon: Drive 18.3 miles south on State Highway 27; the campground will be on your right.
Activities
- AUTO TOURING
- BIKING
- CLIMBING
- FISHING
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- DAY USE AREA
- CAMPING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Big Bend Campground (Crooked River)Crooked Wild and Scenic River1 mi
- Chimney Rock CampgroundCrooked Wild and Scenic River1 mi
- Chimney Rock TrailCrooked Wild and Scenic River1 mi
- Cobble Rock CampgroundPrineville1 mi
- Lone Pine CampgroundCrooked Wild and Scenic River1 mi
- Palisades CampgroundCrooked Wild and Scenic River1 mi
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