Fernview Group Site in OR -- Campground & RV Camping

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Fernview Group Site in OR

CampgroundUSFS

20 mi from Sweet Home

Maps 1,374 ft

Official campground & reservations ↗

541-967-3917

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Road Access

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, graded dirt, pitching to 14%.

Rig fit

  • Maximum published vehicle length: 35 ft.
  • Driveway grade: slight.
Drinking waterVault toiletsReservations offered

Campground details

1 siteFires allowedFire rings / grills

Setting

Limited privacy

Fernview Group Site is a former campground perched on a bench above the South Santiam River. Capable of hosting up to 75 people, the facility features 11 single gravel sites, including two tent-only spots and options that fit trailers up to 22 feet. Small parking areas near the restroom fit up to two additional RVs. On-site amenities include picnic tables, fire pits, a single vault toilet, and a hand-pump drinking water well. Located across the highway from the Rooster Rock Trailhead, the site provides access to the Menagerie Wilderness and lies ten minutes from the historic Santiam Wagon Road.

Getting there: From Sweet Home, Oregon, follow Highway 20 east for 22 miles and look for signs for the Fernview Group Site.

  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a single-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Rooster Rock stands 2,185 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles north.
  • South Santiam River runs 0.1 mi off.
  • A group campground, with one on the water and most of them shaded.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 43–61°F, 6.8″ 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 18 of 100.

Tree cover78%30m sat. est.