Crescent Campground in OR -- Campground & RV Camping
Crescent Campground in OR
Free
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- Road difficulty 4 of 5: a difficult drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 6%, 100% of it on a shelf.
Setting
Some privacy
Crescent Campground, a rustic Forest Service facility on Crescent Creek in Malheur National Forest, sits 17 miles from Prairie City, Oregon. Vault toilets are available; no potable water or camping fees. The site serves as a base for accessing Strawberry Mountain Wilderness, fishing, hiking, and hunting. Wildlife includes deer, birds, and other forest animals; wildflowers bloom in late spring and early summer.
- Moderately separated here.
- Lookout Mountain stands 2,865 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles east.
- John Day River runs 0.1 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 33–57°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
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Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 43 of 100.
Tree cover57%30m sat. est.