Big Bend Campground

Great campsite, camping right on the river was beautiful. Pretty quiet but a lot of day use traffic from fly fishers.

about 8-10 sites right on the river nestled in the canyon. Perfect for fishing access. Pit toilet and water spickets. Rangers patrol it about 2 times a day.

This is the first campground after descending from the Prineville Reservoir.  It is the only campground of the several along this section of the Crooked River with a campground host and water.  The water came from a hand pump, something you cannot use to fill and RV as it spurts and sputters like any well pump and you cannot fit a hose to the wide nozzle.  There are two water faucets in the campground, but during my visit before Memorial Day, they were not working.  The best place to get potable water and dump is the Crook County RV Park just 20 minutes down the road on the outskirts of Prineville.  Very nice site, dump fee $10 by credit card, potable water $5 (free with dump).  One of the few dump sites with a threaded hose allowing my to use my black tank flush.

Verizon service rare to none.

One of the many campgrounds along the Lower Crooked River, and is first come first serve.  I stayed in mid June and got the last campsite on a Friday night out of all the campgrounds so it fills up fast.  There is a trail that goes to the base of the dam for the Prineville Reservoir from the Campground.  There is also a large parking lot at one end of the campground that fills up with fishermen and car pools for people biking the highway.  Lots of the spots were large enough to fit Class A's in.

Got a riverside spot. Most Ada will definitely need help to get to actual riverside. There is a paved trail that ok but steep and doesn’t take you to river. Parking Asphalt area tends to be crowded with old folks really not needing a flat Ada paved spot but they be first there so they can get it. Pretty drive along crooked river. Worth going back early to get the good spots.

Basic dry camp with only a couple actual spots. Right on the river. There is a vault (pit) toilet on the hill. Super hot in the summer. My husband and I love to get away here each summer, no cell service for miles, very few other people. Great to just set up camp then fish, swim, read, or nap all day long.

Medium size campground close to the boeman dam and prineville reservoir. Dump toilets but no water

Big Bend Campground in Oregon is a great place to visit. My favorite time to come is during the summer months. Although the weather can get pretty dang hot, the river close by provides a great place to cool down and have fun. The last time my family and I came here we brought tubes and laid in the river. We tied really long rope to each of the tubes, and tied the rope on a tree that was next to the river- That way we didn't float away. This provided great entertainment for hours! Highly recommend doing this. It truly is a peaceful place to come and enjoy the outdoors. The campsites themselves aren't "oh-la-la." They are a bit small, and there is NO shade whatsoever. My family has a camper so that made it nice to escape the heat. It has a but of a "desert" feel to it. We didn't see any snakes, but I definitely feel like with the conditions and heat, they are out there! There were some fun hiking trails also. My favorite one (can't remember the name) was along the river. Bring lots of water!! Another recommendation I would have is to bring your own toilet paper. There was a few times that the TP was out!! The bathrooms aren't the greatest, but at least they are there.

Great spot for tent camping, friendly people.