About this campground
Provides access to: Fremont National Recreation Trail #160 - Southern Segment. Visitors can hike, mountain bike or ride horses from Swale and access the Fremont National Recreation Trail #160 which connects to the north end of the Drake-McDowell Roadless Area. This trailhead is located one hour five minutes northeast of Lakeview, Oregon, and is a primitive and quiet trailhead. The site offers a parking area that is adequate for trailer turnaround, and there are also signed trail directions. There is no potable water. Visitors need to pack plenty of water. Trail and parking area maintained during open season.
Getting there
Swale Trailhead is located one hour five minutes northeast of Lakeview, OR. From Lakeview, OR take Oregon Highway 140 north toward Paisley, Oregon. Turn right following Hwy 140 east toward Adel, Oregon. Turn left at Forest Service (FS) Road 3615 and follow it north. Take a right on FS Road 3720 to the trailhead.
Activities
- BIKING
- HIKING
- HORSEBACK RIDING
- WILDLIFE VIEWING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- South Fork Crooked Creek TrailheadFremont-Winema National Forest4 mi
- DRAKE PEAK LOOKOUTFremont-Winema National Forest5 mi
- Aspen Cabin (Fremont-Winema National Forest, OR)Fremont-Winema National Forest6 mi
- Lakeview Ranger DistrictFremont-Winema National Forest16 mi
- Sunstone Collection AreaBureau of Land Management28 mi
- Marsters Spring CampgroundFremont-Winema National Forest29 mi
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