Sheep Bridge in OR -- Campground & RV Camping
Sheep Bridge in OR
CampgroundUSFS
16 mi from La Pine
Official campground & reservations ↗
Road Access
- Road difficulty 1 of 5: an easy drive in.
- Recorded as fully maintained, paved, pitching to 4%.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 40 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 40 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 40 ft.
- 12 pull-through sites.
Campground details
Setting
Sheep Bridge Campground sits at the confluence of the Deschutes River and Wickiup Reservoir. The site caters to both tent and RV campers with non-hookup sites equipped with picnic tables and campfire rings. Facilities include vault toilets, drinking water, and an on-site boat ramp providing direct river access. Anglers target rainbow trout, bull trout, whitefish, and kokanee salmon in the adjacent waters, while nearby trailheads lead into the Three Sisters Wilderness.
Getting there: From Bend, Oregon: Travel 26.8 miles south on Hwy 97 to Wickiup Junction, then 11.0 miles west on County Road 43, then continue 4.6 miles west on Forest Road 42 , and finally 0.8 miles south on Forest Road 4260.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 23-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- The Wickiup Reservoir shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
- Browns Mountain stands 956 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles northwest.
- Most of them shaded.
Climate averages
October normals 31–59°F, 1.9″ 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 97 of 100.