Campbell Lake Recreation Site

The Campbell Lake Campground offers camping, a picnic area and boat launch in a high mountain lake setting&nbsp;located one hour and 20 minutes southwest of Paisley, Oregon.&nbsp; There are 18 campsites with picnic tables and fire rings, three vault toilets, potable water, and garbage service from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Campbell Lake, lined with grassy and pebbly shores, is stocked with rainbow trout, making it ideal for fishing, swimming, and boating. There is also a boat ramp for non-motorized or electric motor boats. Additional picnic tables and another vault toilet are located in the day use area. Exploring is easy to do from Campbell Lake, as the Lakes Trail System is accessible from the campground. You can hike, ride horses, or mountain bike on interconnected loops of varying lengths between Campbell Lake and Deadhorse Lake.



Fremont-Winema/Campbell Lake Campground

Deadhorse Lake is located one hour 20 minutes south of Paisley, Oregon&nbsp;situated on Deadhorse Lake, a high-mountain lake with grassy and pebble beaches. The lake, elevation 7372 feet, spans 31 acres and is stocked with rainbow trout. There are nine tent and trailer sites, all with picnic tables and fire grills. It also features seven group campsites; some larger sites are located further from the lakeshore. There is also a hand pump for potable water. Deadhorse Lake, great for fishing, swimming, and boating (non-motorized or electric motors only), features a boat launch and separate day use area.&nbsp; All camping is first-come, first-served, and weekends and holidays are generally full. Nearby access to the Lakes Trail System.



Deadhorse Lake

North Creek Campground

Bald Butte Lookout is perched atop the windy summit of Bald Butte in the Fremont-Winema National Forest in south-central Oregon. It is surrounded by forested hillsides and expansive views.  

The lookout was built in 1931 and served as a Forest Service fire detection site for over 50 years. It was constructed from an Aladdin L4 ground-mounted lookout kit in which all of the pieces were pre-cut in six-foot lengths or less so the entire kit could be packed by horses into the remote site. The total cost of the structure at the time was $668.49 and only took a few days to assemble.  

At one time, hundreds of these types of lookouts were in service throughout the Pacific Northwest. Today only two such structures remain in Oregon, providing a unique lodging experience for guests seeking recreation and relaxation.  

The lookout offers basic amenities, though for guests to enjoy their experience completely, they must bring several of their own supplies.

Recreation

Hiking, birding, stargazing and wildlife viewing are popular activities. Bald Butte Trail is a quiet all-season trail that offers a variety of terrain and wildlife viewing opportunities. Hikers traverse large open meadows filled with summer wildflowers, heavily wooded forests and ridgetop scrambles along Oak Ridge Trail and Surveyor's Ridge Trail, overlooking the Hood River Valley. Trails in the Gearhart Mountain Wilderness are also nearby.  

 At night the lookout provides an ideal setting for stargazing, as constellations and planets put on a dazzling display.

Facilities

The 14' x 14' lookout is furnished with two cots, a table, bench and storage cabinets. It is also equipped with a propane heater, cook stove, and lights. An outdoor picnic table and an accessible vault toilet are also on-site.   
There is no water on-site, so guests must bring sufficient supplies for drinking, cooking and washing. Guests must also provide their own sleeping bags, linens, towels, dish soap, matches, cooking gear, first aid kit, toilet paper, ice cooler and garbage bags. Although lighting is available, it is recommended that guests bring an additional light source in case of emergencies.

Natural Features

Fremont National Forest is known for its towering snow-capped peaks, volcanic landscapes, wide-open sage basins, scenic vistas and wild places where visitors can still find solitude.  

Nearby Gearhart Wilderness offers 22,823 acres of scenic views and primitive recreational opportunities. Throughout the remote area, streams rush through narrow meadows and Blue Lake lies nestled beneath a canopy of mixed-conifer forests. Rock formations cap most of the high elevation ridge tops.

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Bald Butte Lookout

Provides access to :&nbsp;Hanan Trail #142. The trailhead is located one hour southwest of Paisley, Oregon and sits at 6820 feet in elevation. The historic Hanan Trail #142 accesses roadless country between Coffeepot Springs and the confluence of Boulder Springs with the Sycan River. The trail cuts through a range of environments including stands of mature mixed conifer, open upland meadows, scab-rock flats, aspen groves, rim rocks, and dense forests of lodgepole pine. &nbsp;&nbsp; This trailhead is open to hikers, horseback riders, and mountain bikers. There is adequate trailer turnaround at the parking area, and signed trail directions.&nbsp;The trailhead offers one vaulted toilet and dispersed camping. Maintenance services are provided during the open season.&nbsp;There is no potable water. Visitors need to pack plenty of water.



Hanan/Coffeepot Springs Trailhead

Located one hour 30 minutes southwest of Paisley, Oregon, Lee Thomas Campground is located right on the banks of the North Fork of the Wild and Scenic Sprague River. Lodgepole pine trees, rock outcroppings, and riparian meadows characterize the landscape.&nbsp; All seven campsites are close enough to hear the river riffling by. Campground amenities include picnic tables, fire grates, one vault toilet, and potable water.&nbsp; Just one mile east of the campground is the Lee Thomas Trailhead, which accesses Deadhorse Rim Trail #139.



Lee Thomas

Dead Horse Creek Forest Camp

Clear Springs is located one hour 10 minutes southwest of Paisley, Oregon.&nbsp;Clear Springs, elevation 5400 feet, is an undeveloped forest camp situated right along Dairy Creek. There is one picnic table, fire ring, and one vault toilet, including a variety of dispersed camping spaces. This camp is primarily used by hunters during hunting season. You can fish for rainbow trout in Dairy Creek. There is also a natural spring that bubbles up about 1/4 mile down the road from the camp. Alert : There is no no potable water. Visitors need to pack plenty of water. Also, there is no garbage service. Remember to “pack it in, pack it out.”



Clear Spring Forest Camp

Located 40 minutes southwest of Paisley, OR, Sandhill Crossing campground is a remote and restful campground overlooking the North Fork of the Wild and Scenic Sprague River in a lodgepole pine and meadow setting.&nbsp; At 6,303 feet in elevation, Sandhill Crossing is a popular hunting camp in the fall. There is no fee to use this campground and amenities include potable water, one vault toilet, picnic tables and fire rings at all five campsites.&nbsp;



Sandhill Crossing

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Campbell Lake Recreation Site

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Fremont-Winema/Campbell Lake Campground

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