Fan Creek Recreation Site in OR -- Campground & RV Camping
Fan Creek Recreation Site in OR
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14 mi from Sheridan
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Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 50 ft.
- Driveway grade: severe.
Campground details
Setting
Fan Creek sits along the Nestucca River National Back Country Byway in the Oregon Coast Range, adjacent to the Nestucca Wild and Scenic River. The campground features 11 campsites and a group shelter, with each site offering paved parking, a picnic table, and a fire ring. On-site facilities include two vault toilets, a central well with potable drinking water, and an accessible trail leading to a river fishing and viewing platform. The nearby Nestucca Off-Highway Vehicle Area provides trail riding opportunities at Whipup Flat, Elk Flat, and Grassy Flat.
Getting there: From Coastal Hwy 101 at Beaver: Turn right onto Blaine Road. Drive 7 miles to reach the Nestucca Byway. From Willamina: Take Willamina Creek Road, to Coast Creek Road, to Gilbert Creek Road, to Bald Mountain Access Road , to Bible Creek Road to the Nestucca Byway. From Carlton: Take Meadow Lake Road west 12 miles, continue onto the Nestucca Byway.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, an 11-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
- Bald Mountain stands 1,864 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles southeast.
- Fan Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
- 4 on the water, with most of them shaded.
Climate averages
October normals 46–62°F, 7.6″ 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.