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Big Bend Campground

Big Bend Campground is located near Prineville, Oregon, surrounded by a landscape of rolling hills and open spaces. The area experiences temperatures ranging from the 30s in winter to the 80s in summer. Nearby attractions include the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument and the Painted Hills, offering opportunities for exploration and sightseeing.

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BLM Land — Prineville Central Oregon Field Office

Enjoy the scenery and passage of time along the banks of the North Fork of the John Day River. Here, one can contemplate the river away from sights and sounds of civilization except for the occasional passing of vehicles along sleepy State Highway 402. Chukars may be seen and heard along the cliff opposite the campground. Know Before You Go: Open year-round. Campground has four primitive campsites with picnic tables, firerings and limited shade. All campsites are available on a first come, first served basis; no reservations are available. No drinking water or__utility hookups are available. A primitive small craft launch is located on the west side of the campground. No cell phone service here. There is no garbage service here; please pack out your trash. Annual fire closure: June 1 though October 15. During this period of time, building, igniting, maintaining, using, and/or actively attending within 20___, a campfire, charcoal fire, or any other type of open flame is prohibited. This includes portable propane campfires and wood pellet burning devices. Commercially manufactured metal camp stoves used for cooking and shielded lanterns fueled by propane or liquid fuel are exempt from this restriction. Smoking is prohibited, except while in non-public buildings, closed vehicles, in boats on the water, or while standing in the water.

Fee Info

$5.00 per campsite per night;

$2.50 per site/night for Access and Senior Interagency pass holders;

$2.00 per extra vehicle over one vehicle

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Big Bend Campground is located in Oregon

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Directions

From Kimberly, Oregon: Drive 2.9 miles north on State Highway 402. The campground is on the right side of the road.

Address

Prineville District Office 3050 NE 3rd St.
Prineville, OR 97754

Coordinates

44.780507 N
119.611289 W

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Reviewed Jun. 22, 2025

Nice small camp

Small, right off the road, only like 4 sites but each site was decently spaced apart and seem to have access to river. There was a vault toilet. Nice views around, there’s many crawfish, fish, and deer around the river. $5 fee, theres a QR code for payment but I had no AT&T service but there envelopes for cash or check. I experienced a rude camper that didn’t say anything to me and came all the way over to my camp site so he could throw his ball for his off leash dog in the river with his kid which was honestly invasive and I have two dog reactive dogs so they were barking because they were in our space when he easily had access to the river at his site and he also kept his dog off leash the whole time but that was a single experience other than that the campsite was nice. Theres also another campground called Lone Pine just up the road that looked similar but there seem to be alot of people there so I didn’t bother to check out.

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