Best Dispersed Camping near Dexter, OR

Recent Dispersed Reviews in Dexter

33 Reviews of 13 Dexter Campgrounds

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  rick A.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 22, 2024

  Blue River Reservoir Roadside Camping

  Closed

  Closed due to fire damage

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  Jackson R.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 15, 2024

  Blue River Reservoir Roadside Camping

  CLOSED FOR FIRE ACTIVITY

  I didn't want to destroy the rating, but currently closed as of August 14th

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  Kaitlin B.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 26, 2024

  BLM Kentucky Falls Road

  Logging road

  Nice pull off dispersed place to camp. Some sketchy people around but availability to get away from people up the road

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  Kelda C.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 17, 2024

  Hult Pond

  Nice (except solar/starlink)

  Pretty busy spot - even early on a weekday. I found a pretty pulloff area, but quickly realized it's no good if you rely on cell service, solar and/or starlink due to the tree coverage. Ended up staying for one night. I would recommend if you're looking for somewhere to come and disconnect from the world. Just not over holidays or weekends.

  GPS: 44.248357, -123.495729

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  Dillon & Soren A.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 6, 2024

  Hult Pond

  Beautiful but no cell service for miles

  We have a 38 foot rv. We got stuck in a ditch. Rv almost tipped over trying to u turn… if you go down the main lower path you will find a area big enough to u turn! Dont do it until then! Other wise a wonderful time. So many many many bugs though at the area we stayed ar

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  Mark W.

  Guide

  

  Mar. 30, 2024

  Quartzville Recreation Corridor

  Pull out dispersed

  A lot of the trash has been cleaned up, we only saw a little bit in a couple of spots. Some spots have 2 or 3 fire rings per pull out and would be good for a small group. Fishing is OK year round in the river at these spots.

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  Chloe

  Scout

  

  Mar. 18, 2024

  Hult Pond

  Good spot!

  About an 1 hour from Corvallis but worth it if you can go at a good time! No service but great from a seclusion! So remember all games and firewood you need!!

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  Eric C.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 17, 2023

  Hult Pond

  Secluded Pond Great for a Quick stay

  Great spot for a quick stay. There are only a few flat spots for RVs but quite a few decent spots for tent camping next to the pond. The west side of the pond has at least 2 spots that are a good distance away from the others. At the moment, no fires or barbecues allowed but propane stoves and lanterns are fine. Look for Bandits blue squeaky disk! We lost it and never found it.

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  Matthew Z.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 17, 2023

  Hult Pond

  Nice Place

  Decent spots with Fire Pits off the lake. Bathrooms not too far of a drive/walk if needed. Lots of people earlier in the day. All the good ones were taken, later around 6pm a perfect one opened up and we jumped on it.

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  Jeff Q.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 14, 2023

  Lemolo Forebay

  No available sites

  Looked like a great place to camp. Arrived at about 3:30pm and unfortunately all sites were occupied by then. After reading the prior couple reviews, I hoped this would have availability on a Thursday afternoon. Bummer. I noticed one group was playing music, so evening might not have been as quiet as I'd prefer.

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  Travis

  Scout

  

  Jun. 26, 2023

  Blue River Reservoir Roadside Camping

  Scenic drive along the McKenzie river when coming from Hwy 5

  Mosquitos are a bit much at dusk so ensure to bring spray. Dispersed camping outside improved areas are the best bet on weekends as this site seems to be very popular. Once outside improved areas, seclusion is easy to obtain. Water access is limited once off the paved road due to steep rocky drops. 

  Overall, this site is beautiful! The water is crystal clear and is ideal for swimming, fishing, kayaking as well as boating.

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  Shainna M.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 26, 2023

  Quartzville Recreation Corridor

  People suck!

  So much trash thrown off the sides at each camp spot. Why would anyone do that to such a beautiful place?? I don't get it.

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  Jordie G.

  Guide

  

  May. 30, 2023

  Lemolo Forebay

  Beautiful but bring bug spray

  Pavement turns to dirt road to get to the sites. Each site has a fire ring and a table. The vault toilet has a trash can and was stocked with TP when we were there but we bring our own.

  The trails down to the river are loose dirt and steep but we drove to the other side of the river to lounge in the sun.

  Lots of skeeters! Bring your bug spray

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  Scotty K.

  Scout

  

  May. 16, 2023

  Hult Pond

  Fantastic spot!

  Nice, cleared spots, not too many other people.

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  Erin S.

  Traveler

  

  May. 9, 2023

  Lemolo Forebay

  Beautiful Sites

  There are only about 6 little sites here and a boat ramp for the little lake. There is one long-drop toilet (no TP) and many sites had picnic tables. I'm not sure if all did, but ours did. We also had a fire pit.

  We were there 2 nights and only had one other group show up the whole time.

  There is a dangerous low-head dam at the beginning of the lake near the campground, so please keep track of your kids/pets!

  I would certainly stay here again - it's about 12 minutes from the Umpqua Hot Springs!

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  Brandon A.

  Guide

  

  Dec. 23, 2022

  Saddle Camp

  Solitude

  It's best if you have four wheel drive or all wheel drive. Wouldn't recommend going in the winter months or rainy season. It is a very fun drive though taxing and it is slow going. But was out there it is complete quiet and solitude. And make sure you stock up on anything you need cuz there's nothing there

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  Riley N.

  Legend

  

  Sep. 30, 2022

  Blue River Reservoir Roadside Camping

  A little sketchy

  We went looking for the other campgrounds on this road that we’re closed so we were disappointed. We didn’t leave our van due to rain but we had a nice little pullover. No fires allowed due to recent fires on the area

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  Name

  Scout

  

  Sep. 23, 2022

  Hult Pond

  Beautiful Campsites along Pond

  Campsite: was lovely

  Location: about 20 feet from the road where we parked, right along the pond. 

  Things people may want to be aware of: there were a few logging trucks and such using the road by the campsite, the bathrooms were not super close to the site, and campfires are not permitted.

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  Brandon A.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 20, 2022

  Hult Pond

  Great quite area

  I love heading out that way. I have seen reviews of the place talking about tweaker the place but I have not had any encounters with anyone like that. And I love that it is dispersed camping all around there. I travel a little bit up the creek past the pond. Beautiful area a good fishing.

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  Miranda M.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 19, 2022

  Hult Pond

  Not bad

  We got there a little after noon and the hood spots were taken that are on the lake. However I drove further up and camped at H5. It was a lot more private, and we had the creek to ourselves.

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  Henrik

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 3, 2022

  Hult Pond

  Great private lakefront sites

  The sites are sling the right side of the of the road, the road that leads along the left (west side) of the lake. There are several sites, we stayed in H2, which is painted on the road. It's a short 30 feet walk to the site from the parking spot. We had a lakefront site which was private and spacious. There was easy access to the lake, which us full of jumping fish. We had a great time, people were friendly and it was relatively quiet. We are glad to have made the trip to "Horton Lake". Definitely recommended.

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  Caroline E.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 20, 2022

  Blue River Reservoir Roadside Camping

  Peaceful camping

  Sites were secluded and quiet. I found a site nearby the creek so that I could hear the stream all night. It was so peaceful! There are a couple forks in the road but I kept right through the first two until I made it to a gravel road with pull-outs. Nice areas for tent or car camping. Only one other group out there

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  Brandon A.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 27, 2021

  Hult Pond

  Great spot with lots of dispersed camping

  I read some of the reviews when deciding to go there or not. I am so glad that I decided to go ahead and go instead of listening to the reviews. I had no issues with Tweakers wasn't harassed by anybody or anything like that. All the people we ran into very nice very courteous and we ended up camping just up the creek a little bit and it just the first sight. The area is beautiful lots of privacy and the fishing was pretty decent caught three largemouth bass.

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  Melissa M.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 23, 2021

  Blue River Reservoir Roadside Camping

  Favorite Spot

  The only downside to this spot is that it's hard to get there before someone else. It's very popular, & for a reason. It's right by the water, fire pit, has a vault toilet down the road, & its great swimming. Weekends are a bit busier, but during the week not terribly so. Bugs are typical, but that doesn't bother us so much. Make sure to bring spray and you'll be fine. Closest Market we found me was in Vida, about 18 miles away off of 126 going West. Brought kids to this spot & they had a blast catching salamanders & scorpions (small non-lethal kind) Also, if you're going to camp here, make sure to pack up and take your trash out. People before us left dirty diapers in the fire pit. There's a dumpster next to the vault toilet. Please use it. Overall, wonderful place!

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  lauren C.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 20, 2021

  Blue River Reservoir Roadside Camping

  Magic River, Magic Forest

  The coordinates take you to right by the reservoir with one or two spots but if you keep going down the road into the National Forest/Recreation area, (not in towards the reservoir— that road is rough,) there are plenty of spots off the road to camp at. We found a spot to put our tent (right off the road) but still a safe distance away from it and was able to watch and hear this clear blue river while we fell asleep.

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  Ed M.

  Scout

  

  May. 28, 2021

  Hult Pond

  Quiet

  It was a nice Abe quiet place to chill for a few days. Will go back.

  No hook ups, but you can access the river.

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  jacob P.

  Traveler

  

  Apr. 29, 2021

  Hult Pond

  The wrong sort of nostalgia

  Our weekend at Hult Pond was unforgettable. I know because I have tried.

  Disbursed camp sights sprawl along this man made log pond and nightmarish horror movie set along a footpath seamingly designed to dump its evening travelers into the muck that is Hult Pond. Jagged old logs poke out of the stagnant water as a reminder that someone used to get paid to spend the day here.

   If this doesn’t sound like the most picturesque of settings I would direct you to the strange log loading equipment rusting just on the forbidden side of a gated barbed wire fence. Upon closer inspection you see what must be tetanus’s way of luring barefoot boys and girls into a summer of drooling lockjaw.

  The access road is a still functioning rock quarry road that hosts a never ending parade of old rattling dump trucks and loaders. Nothing says ,”getting away from the hustle and bustle”  quite like a convoy barrelling down a narrow road spilling basketball sized boulders before returning bouncing back up  empty and clearly attempting to meet a quota.

  The whole thing gave me an uneasy sense of nostalgia. Reminding me of the days we would gather by the dozens with red solo cups full of Hams. We would drink ourselves into a vomiting delirium in a parking lot off some old logging road. We would wake up with profanities drawn on our faces as punishment for succumbing to alcohol poisoning sooner than at least one of our classmates. 

  In fact I believe that’s exactly what the 58 kids in the campsite right next to ours we’re doing each night of our trip.

  The girls  learned all sorts of colorful language and I believed, based on the way my ten year old son  was drooling that the tetanus had succeeded. I was not relieved to discover on our final morning, him wreaking of cheap beer and cigarettes and moaning how horrible he felt while proffering his undying love to a high school girl named Tiffany. 

  Not recommended.