Sheep Springs Horse Camp in OR -- Campground & RV Camping

Sheep Springs Horse Campground sits at 3,200 feet in the Metolius River Basin under a canopy of old-growth Ponderosa pine, fir, and spruce. Designed for equestrian campers, the 11 large sites each feature a 4-place box stall, picnic table, campfire ring, grill, and parking space for trucks and horse trailers. The campground provides drinking water and a vault toilet. The 100-mile Metolius-Windigo Trail has a trailhead right on site, offering snow-free routes for horseback riding, hiking, and mountain biking through the surrounding volcanic terrain.

Getting there: From Sisters, Oregon, take Highway 20 west for about 12 miles. Turn north onto Jack Lake Road/FS Road 12 and continue for nearly 6 miles. Turn left onto FS Road 1260, then right onto FS Road 200. Sheep Springs will be on the right hand side.

• Well separated here, an 11-site campground with the nearest through road 2.3 miles off.
• Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
• Cabot Creek runs 0.3 mi off.
• Mount Jefferson stands 7,129 ft above the map pin, 8.8 miles northwest.
• Most of them shaded.

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