Bald Knob Lookout in OR -- Campground & RV Camping

Bald Knob Lookout is a unique rental on Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest in southwestern Oregon at 3,630 feet elevation. The structure is a 16-by-16-foot one-room cabin mounted atop a 21-foot tower, sleeping up to 4 people with a single bed, small table, and chairs. An outhouse provides restroom access; no potable water is available, so visitors must bring their own. The cabin features a propane stove, heater, refrigerator, and lights. Reservations cost $65 per night through Recreation.gov. Young children are not recommended due to tower height.

Getting there: From Portland take 1-5S to OR-42 West. Take OR 542 S to Powers. Drive south from the Powers Ranger District office on Highway 242 through the town of Powers to the Forest boundary. Continue on Forest Service Road 33 along the South Fork of the Coquille River for approximately 11.5 miles to the junction of Forest Service Road 3348. Travel up Forest Service Road 3348 approximately 2 miles to the junction of Forest Service Road 5520. Turn right, and the pavement ends. Take Forest Service Road 5520 for 2 miles, then turn right on Forest Service Road 5520-020, and follow this spur road approximately 2 miles to a gate. Go through the gate and continue through a second gate to the end of the lookout road.REMARK: Road 3343 is closed to thru traffic and will not access to Look Out. Access the Look Out from Fores Service Road 3348 to Forest Service Road 5520.Forest Service Road 5520 has recent winter storm damage and is safely passable with High Clearance Vehicle 4 x 4 vehicle.

• Well separated here, a single-site campground with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
• Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
• Bald Knob stands 596 ft above the map pin, 0.6 miles west.
• Cabins and shelters rather than pads, with most of them shaded.
• East Fork Sru Creek runs 1.0 mi off.

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