Oak Flat Campground
This site is located along the Wild and Scenic Illinois River and the Illinois River West Trailhead. For tents and small trailers only. 15 campsites with picnic tables and fire pits. No campground host. No drinking water. Vault toilet. No garbage disposal - Please pack it out
More like this: first-come in Oregon · tent only in Oregon
Amenities & rules
| Equipment | Tents |
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Season & status
| Forest | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest |
| Rules | Quiet hours between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Campfires in developed fire pits only. Fireworks are prohibited. Dogs must be on leash. OHV/ATV use prohibited in the campground. Maximum length of stay: 14 days |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 42.5187° N, 124.0419° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedBriggs Fmz 31 Rx
19 mi from the campground
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 7.9 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Rogue Outdoor Store ↗ | 20.4 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
No site-by-site records, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.
Explore
Worth a stop
- under 0.1 miIllinois River West Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 7.9 miLower Rogue River West Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 9.7 miQuosatana Boat Ramp ↗Boat launch
Trails nearby
- under 0.1 miIllinois River ↗27.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more · national_recreation_or_other
- 0.5 miGame Lake ↗8.8 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.2 miNancy Creek1.3 mi trail · hiking
- 2.4 miHardscrabble2.5 mi trail · hiking
- 2.5 miPine Grove ↗5.8 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 2.6 miSilver Peak - Hobson Horn Trai ↗18.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 1 more
Trailheads within three miles
- under 0.1 miIllinois River West Trailhead ↗Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
This campground sits inside Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests.
- inRogue River-Siskiyou National Forests ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 1,852,705 acres
- 8.1 miKalmiopsis Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 180,103 acres
- 9.1 miWild Rogue Wilderness ↗Wilderness · BLM/FS · 35,203 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Oak Flat Campground?
No. Oak Flat Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
How many sites does Oak Flat Campground have?
15 sites.
Source: Forest Service
Can I bring an RV to Oak Flat Campground?
Oak Flat Campground is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Oak Flat Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Foster Bar Campground (8 mi), Quosatana Campground (9.7 mi), and Rogue River Dispersed Campsites (11.2 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby