Onion Mountain Lookout in OR -- Campground & RV Camping

Set on a 12-foot tower at 4,438 feet elevation, Onion Mountain Lookout features a 14-by-14-foot cabin wrapped in windows. Designed for two guests, the room comes furnished with a bed and mattress, table, chairs, propane cooking stove, refrigerator, and lanterns. The outdoor grounds contain space for up to five tents along with a primitive vault toilet. There is no heating stove or water supply on site. The surrounding terrain is home to wild summit onions, bear grass, and mountain trails suitable for hiking and biking, including the nearby Taylor Creek/Onion Way loop.

Getting there: Entry to the lookout is by a key. Please call the Wild Rivers Ranger District office at 541-471-6500, four days prior to arrival to arrange pick up and drop off of the key. The office is open Monday through Friday from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and is closed on weekends and holidays. It is located at the Grants Pass Interagency Office, 2164 NE Spalding Avenue in Grants Pass, Oregon 97526. From Grants Pass travel Highway 199 south to Riverbanks Road (milepost 7-just past the Applegate River) and turn right. Proceed on Riverbanks Road, 5.5 miles to Shan Creek Road and turn left. Travel 8 miles on this gravel road to Forest Service Road 2509 and turn right. Proceed 0.75 miles to the Onion Mountain gate. Note: Onion Mountain Lookout is accessible by car, but the last 8.75 miles are on graveled Forest Service roads.

• Moderately separated here.
• Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
• Annie Spring lies 0.2 mi off.

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