Yukwah Campground in OR -- Campground & RV Camping
Yukwah Campground in OR
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18 mi from Sweet Home
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Road Access
- Road difficulty 1 of 5: an easy drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, gravel, pitching to 2%.
- Overhead clearance here is posted at 25 ft, set by the tightest site.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 96 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 96 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 96 ft.
- 5 pull-through sites.
Campground details
Setting
Yukwah Campground sits in a thick canopy of alder, Douglas fir, and maple along the South Santiam River. The facility features 20 shaded campsites, including single and double options accommodating trailers and tents. Onsite amenities include hand-pump well water, vault toilets, and a picnic area. The 0.3-mile, wheelchair-accessible Yukwah Nature Trail runs through the site to an ADA fishing platform on the river. Nearby trails include the Santiam Wagon Road and the Trout Creek Trail.
Getting there: From Sweet Home, OR, follow Highway 20 east for 21 miles and look for signs for Yukwah Campground.
- Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 21-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Rooster Rock stands 2,321 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles northeast.
- South Santiam River runs 0.1 mi off.
- One on the water, with most of them shaded.
Climate averages
October normals 43–61°F, 6.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 16 of 100.