Pioneer Ford Campground in OR -- Campground & RV Camping

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Pioneer Ford Campground in OR

CampgroundUSFS

18 mi from Sisters

Maps 2,733 ft

Official campground & reservations ↗

541-323-1746

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Road Access

Moderate
  • Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, graded dirt, pitching to 10%.

Rig fit

  • Maximum published vehicle length: 40 ft.
  • Longest published RV site: 40 ft.
  • Longest published trailer site: 40 ft.
  • 8 pull-through sites.
Drinking waterVault toilets

Campground details

20 sitesFires allowedFire rings / grills

Setting

Limited privacy

Pioneer Ford Campground sits along the Metolius River under a canopy of pine and cedar trees. It offers 20 shaded back-in and pull-through sites suited for tents, trailers, and RVs, with many positioned right at the water's edge. Each site includes a picnic table and fire ring, with vault toilets and drinking water located on-site; site 8 adds an adjacent picnic shelter. Fly-fishing for trout and river hiking are the primary draws, with the 100-mile Metolius-Windigo Trail accessible nearby.

Getting there: From Sisters, OR: Travel 9.6 miles northwest on Highway 20, then 12.6 miles north on Forest Road 14.

  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 20-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Metolius River runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Mount Jefferson stands 7,756 ft above the map pin, 12 miles northwest.
  • 11 on the water, with most of them shaded.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 43–63°F, 2.7″ 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 53 of 100.

Tree cover59%30m sat. est.