Camping near Central Oregon

Amazing spot beautiful and quiet. Not alot of spots but amazing walking trails

It was good in a pinch. Lake was beautiful. Not many ppl there. Great spot. But… road noise is SO bad. The hosts were also completely non-responsive to calls, messages, in person approach attempts. They were not available for myself and other campers who paid to camp and did not have access to the toilet and shower facilities. Luckily we were able to get a code from another camper hours later.

Great spot to stay when visiting the Painted Hills or passing through the area.

We visited this spot 4/3/25. It was amazing with only one other guest. I’ve never been here before but I believe there has been changes. They are cleaning it up with nice tables and fire pits at each spot. There are also pull-through spots. From what I read (I’m adding the poster) there were alot of people not doing their due diligence when it comes to dispersed camping. It’s been closed and the renovation wasn’t supposed to be complete until May 1, 2025. We just lucked out that it was open! They will start charging a fee in the future according to the poster.

Friday night rest stop boondocking. All to ourselves. One jeep came out after we set up and 2 trucks went past us in at 20:30. Lovely sunset nice place to let dog run.

Cool spot, check similar reviews from folks on the Badlands Rock location page.

We stayed here twice with a short gap between our 2 times. Comfortable park, very clean. Big rig friendly especially in the center areas without trees. If you're using Starlink this would be a good choice. Able to do laundry both times we stayed (credit card instead of quarters!). Full hook ups (we paid $50 per night).  Good location for visiting Redmond and Bend.

Arrived afternoon on Labor Day to find an empty campground. Sites are large, but not very level for an RV.

Was by myself on motorcycle. Clear directions, plenty of tables, leveled spaces for tent. Gets cold at night. 

Road here was a graded packed dirt, so a but bumpy but 2WD would make it no problem. Enjoyed my stay

Good spot for fly fishing,stargazing, camp spots all pretty close together.

This spot is great for watching a meteor shower, gets a little windy and not too much shade during the day.

Our GPS and Waze wanted to take us to the Fair& Expo main gate, but we followed the website instructions to the RV park portion of the fairgrounds adjacent to the Juniper Golf Course. Check-in was quick and easy. We proceeded to pull through site B-1 with FHUs for our two-night stay. The fairgrounds have nice cement sites to include a spot to park your tow vehicle or toad. Utilities are placed in the back center of the pad. The water pressure was good at about 50 psi. We got 4 bars on Verizon and the Wifi was above average for a park this size, i.e. you can check email and surf but not stream. There are no trees around the sites, so no issues with satellite. The sites in the B loop and this CG in general are close together. It was a pleasant surprise to find that they have a laundry, which is located in the office building where you register. There are also restrooms and showers there as well. As we were in site B-1 near the RV park entrance, we took our dog for walks to the left where there were trails into the adjacent state land(identified by a sign on a tree). The site had a picnic table and nice little standup grill. We enjoyed our stay at this CG.

Great secluded dispersed camping. It was obviously meant for folks with horses, but I was the only one there, so there were no horses in sight. The road getting there entailed about 5 miles of bumpy, windy dirt roads. Not totally worth it for a one night stay in a van, but might be for a 4wd car.

GPS: 44.448114, -121.102884

Good campground in a remote part of Central Oregon. Despite being right next to OHV trails, we were the only ones there. Just me, the boys, and the flies.

Basically a gravel/dirt lot about 20 minutes outside of Bend. There's a chance I needed to drive further down the road to find better options. Stayed for two nights - no complaints. Near the road but quiet enough. A solid option for a short stay.

A nice place to stay! Everything was clean. The washers and dryers use cards, no coins. I didn't get good WiFi. My TV couldn't connect. Although my laptop connected fine in the laundry room. The Internet speed was average. I enjoyed my stay here. As a woman solo traveler, I felt safe and secure. Even pulling in at 1AM. I highly recommend it.