Ochoco Forest Camp in OR -- Campground & RV Camping
Ochoco Forest Camp in OR
CampgroundUSFS
21 mi from Juniper Canyon
Road Access
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 6%.
Rig fit
- Longest published RV site: 60 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 60 ft.
Campground details
Setting
Ochoco Forest Camp sits near Lookout Mountain in an old-growth Ponderosa pine forest. The site features a large group picnic pavilion for up to 125 people equipped with tables, grills, electricity, drinking water, and vault toilets, alongside a meadow with a group fire ring. First-come, first-served individual campsites are also available on site. While horses are not permitted at the campground, the nearby Lookout Mountain Trail caters to hikers and mountain bikers, and nearby Walton Lake provides trout fishing.
Getting there: From Prineville, Oregon, take Highway 26 north for 16 miles. Turn right on Ochoco Ranger Station Road and go 9 miles to the Ranger Station, then turn left onto Forest Service Road 2610, proceed across the small bridge and take a right into the Forest Camp fee station. Continue on to the pavilion group site, follow signs.
- Moderately separated here.
- Coyle Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
- O'Neil Butte stands 1,786 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles east.
- A group campground, with most of them shaded.
Climate averages
October normals 32–58°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 87 of 100.