Best Dispersed Camping near Fort Klamath, OR

Recent Dispersed Reviews in Fort Klamath

78 Reviews of 30 Fort Klamath Campgrounds

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  Jeffrey P.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 11, 2024

  Lightning Springs Backcountry Dispersed Campsite

  Quiet Spot with Incredibe Views

  After parking right off the trail head and hiking down about 0.8 miles, you have three “established” spots to chose from. I say established in quotations because they are marked with plaques but are all the way rustic sites. The middle sight is definitely the biggest and is where me and four others stayed for two nights. This is a very busy national park in the summer months but going the first week of October (as suggested by the ranger) made it so that we were the only ones in this area. We did have a couple backpackers stop for the night at the first site but other than that is was really quite. The lightning springs trail itself is incredibly long and we only went to where water was flowing so that we could fill up. We opted to hike out the first day and then drive to the Watchman Lookout Trail head and do that one first. It was only 0.8 miles long but I believe a 400 foot elevation change. Absolutely incredibly view. After that we drove north and did the Cleetwood Cove Trail which was around a mile with a 600 foot elevation change. This allows you to get right next to the water. Both hikes we semi challenging but well worth it. While the backcountry campsites do not allow fires, there are other location around Rim Village that have established sites that you can. When we went it was a little colder and windy but the tree coverage offered some shielding from that. There are plenty of other longer hikes as well in the area and other established sites if you are looking to have a more traditional camping experience. The Rim Village center was open and we were able to get a meal and visit the gift shop as well as go farther south and get our NPP stamped. Definitely recommend checking the NP website to see what is opened and closed as well as fire bans. We were lucky that the entire loop was open and got to drive all the way around the second day. While not directly at these sites, there are trash and bathroom areas really close. Really all around incredible views and an incredible weekend stay.

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  Justin L.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 9, 2024

  Forest Road 960 by Pacific Crest Trail PCT

  Views in all directions, multiple spots

  Great spot. Go all the way to the end of the road to reach the top. There is ample room to turn around, in spite of a step climb.

  Was able to pull 15' trailer up with 4wd.

  Wide open sky for solar and starlink.

  Mid 60s f during day in early October. 40 f at night.

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  Garrett B.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 9, 2024

  Thousand Springs Sno-Park

  Very good spot

  Large, paved parking lot. Plenty of room for big rigs and vault toilets.  Some road noise, but nothing that bothered us. Great location for access to Glacier NP and a small town with a few restaurants was not far away.

  Huge thanks to Rogue Snowmobilers - there was Wi-Fi available while we were there, which helped out a lot!

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  Sabrina V.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 8, 2024

  Great Meadow Sno-Park

  Just a large empty lot with bike trail access

  There’s nothing here except the highway but you can drive down the bike trail and stay there as well, just so your further away from the lot and the road.

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  Patricia N.

  Ranger

  

  Sep. 26, 2024

  Prospect OHV Dispersed Camping

  Perfect place for OHV riding

  We absolutely loved camping here. During our off season stay it was fun and with all the ATV trails it was our favorite place to camp.

  Our neighbor campers decided they could ride the trails without helmets and found out the hard way that is is a no no. They were brought back to the camp without their bikes and in the back of a National Forest Service Enforcement vehicle. After being spoken to about the importance of following the rules of the trails, they were left at camp and had to find their own way back to their motorcycles.

  Fortunately we did not have the same experience. It can get very dusty so just be prepared for that. The trails are absolutely great and access to the Rogue River is just icing on the cake.

  It was so nice to have areas provided for unloading bikes and ATV's so folks could safely load and unload their toys.

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  Kristopher M.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 16, 2024

  Prospect OHV Dispersed Camping

  Amazing off grid boondocking

  Stayed for over a week and the only thing is it buts up to a quad/dirt bike trail. Other than that quiet and peaceful!

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  Catherine L.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 13, 2024

  Millsite Forest Dispersed Camping

  Easy off the main road stop

  Quiet camping area off 138. You come up to what looks like a county shop, but keep going to the left, and you're here. A handful of sites. We were easily able to park out jeep a ways in.

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  Juliana R.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 1, 2024

  Millsite Forest Dispersed Camping

  Open, empty, very quiet

  This was a lovely place to camp for the night. There were probably 10-15 campsites, and I was the only one there when I showed up. Campsites have picnic tables and fire pits and there is a pit toilet. Many trees which provide shade. Some mosquitos but not too bad. Very easy to find with the directions and it was also on GAIA GPS.

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  Kai K.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 30, 2024

  Mount Thielsen Wilderness

  Great spot but nails in the road

  BE CAREFUL got a nail in the tire here. Ended up with a flat giving me a headache 😒. Otherwise the campsite was amazing, would have been 5 stars if not for the nail.

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  Kai K.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 29, 2024

  Forest Road 960 by Pacific Crest Trail PCT

  Great Views

  Came here not really knowing what to expect and we were surprised with what we got. Road was was easy to get up, however 4x4 is definitely needed for the spots up on the rocks. Lovely view where we were! Lots of little camp fires scattered around the area .

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  PJ J.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 17, 2024

  Mount Thielsen Wilderness

  Dusty

  Seemed to be plenty of spots when I got there on a Sunday. Far enough from the main highway, I didn’t hear any traffic in the middle of the night. A caveat however, the east side of hill itself seems to be an active rock quarry. That means if you are waking up on a work day, it may be somewhat of a rude awakening

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  Matthew S.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 16, 2024

  USFS Rogue River Dispersed

  Off the beaten path

  We had to go in a ways before finding a suitable spot, but it was very secluded. We camped near the road but nobody came through the whole night we stayed. An owl swooped right through our camp site and scared the crap out of us. Easy route in and out.

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  Shelby S.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 15, 2024

  NF-70 Dispersed Camping Near Crater Lake NP

  Flying Insect Heaven

  It was a nice area; it was pretty easy to access, and there was lots of open space. I couldn't really hear the highway, but several trucks did drive down the dirt road. Had good cell service with t-mobile , but did spend most of the time in my tent due to the flies and mosquitoes

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  John B.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 7, 2024

  NF-70 Dispersed Camping Near Crater Lake NP

  Quiet

  I spent a Thursday night here and it was almost completely empty. I only saw one person drive down the forest road. Good cell service for T-Mobile. Easily accessible for any car. Be a good human and bring a trash bag to pack out some of the litter.

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  Arlon H.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 2, 2024

  Dispersed Site - just a great place off the highway

  Many places to stay.

  Dirt road leads too many places to camp. Most vehicles should have no problem getting to a site. Some places can be difficult turning around for larger campers. My Crosstrek loved it.

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  Aidan D.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 2, 2024

  Thousand Springs Sno-Park

  Great spot

  This is a good campsite to stay to look at Crater Lake. It is about 15 minutes to the south entrance of the park and then another 15 minutes to the Rim Village. Huge thanks to the Rogue Snowmobilers who make this site so great. There was a rec area we ate dinner in and played cards. The only issue with the site is the mosquitos. Make sure to have bug spray and make a fire

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  Rosealine F.

  Scout

  

  May. 24, 2024

  Dispersed Site - just a great place off the highway

  Easily Accessible

  Needed a place stay for just two nights. This spot was not too far off the road, there were some bumps getting there but my Chevy Trax was able to get there just fine. The area was flat and no one else was there. Our T-Mobile phones had a small amount of Service in our campsite but not on the road to get there.

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  Name

  Scout

  

  Nov. 17, 2023

  Topsy Grade Road

  Easy for a night

  Not a long drive after leaving the highway. Several spots were all empty when I got here mid-November. The actual campground is closed for the season, but the pull-offs and turnarounds are enough. There are large trucks that use this road but it was quiet enough and far enough off the road to not be a problem. I was the only one here.

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  Shawn M.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 26, 2023

  Thousand Springs Sno-Park

  Close to the crater

  Plenty of parking with bathrooms . We were the only ones there in our camper van got in late driving from the redwoods on the way to crater . Lots of stars . No cell service

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  Angie A.

  Ranger

  

  Oct. 7, 2023

  Jackson F. Kimball State Recreation Site

  A nice overnighter

  Easy to find. Small campground but was only 4 of us there so not too bad. Very beautiful scenery. Get your groceries before you get off your exit very limited on options. Toilets were stinky so I’m glad I had my private portable. Quiet morning.

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  Jeffery T.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 6, 2023

  NF-70 Dispersed Camping Near Crater Lake NP

  Right outside the park

  Plenty of different types of camping spots: trailer and RV to serious offroad spots. I found a very secluded place with my 4by4 down rough road but plenty of other options. Best thing about it was I was able to be in the park to watch the sunrise.

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  Timothy R.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 19, 2023

  Forest Road 3237

  Quiet spot! Nice.

  Entrance across from Annie Creek Sno Park. Stay left at first fork.

  Potential for 2 spots, left spot had some ground bees.

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  Reid

  Guide

  

  Aug. 9, 2023

  NF 2612 Dispersed Camping

  Good open area dispersed camping

  We picked this dispersed camping near Lemolo Lake since it was an open area that we could run our Starlink. There was also some cell service. Lemolo lake also has several Campgrounds to choose from if you want to pay. In the area we visited Lemolo Falls and Warm Spring Falls. We weren't disappointed. The area does have mosquitoes to contend with. Where we camped there was a picnic table and rock fire ring. Be mindful of the no fire season.

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  Anam S.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 8, 2023

  Mount Thielsen Wilderness

  loved it

  Easy to access road. So so many spots below, and a few great ones up the hill. We stayed below since we arrived late at night. Nice little walk in the morning up the hill, good views. Quick drive to crater lake. There were mosquitoes, but some deet and no prob.

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  Michael and Karen M.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 27, 2023

  Auger Creek Dispersed

  Down a Canyon - Not good for RV Travel

  This campsite is dry camping.  Silver Creek may be dry, as it has been since 2021.  No facilities other than a picnic table.  No Cell, No WiFi, etc.  If you like totally 'being away from it all,' this is your place, if you can get there.

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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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  Salvatore F.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 3, 2023

  Mount Thielsen Wilderness

  Great family dispersed spot!

  We drove to this little spot after a busy day at crater lake July 2nd. We arrived about 6pm. Having seen a YouTube video about this spot in advance, we 4x4 straight to the top in my f150. Little bumpy but no problem getting up. At the very top, another truck with a RTT beat us, but we took the sheltered spot deep in the “rock quarry” center area.

  We were worried about mosquitos due to so many reviews complaining, but it was pretty clear overall. There were a few, but really not a nuisance at all. I did use deet lotion, but my partner didn’t and she didn’t seem to mind at all. We walked to the tippy top section where are are trees and there were swarms on misquotes, but down in the rocks was pretty clear.

  Got a fire started under the full moon and had a wonderful night with my family. 10 out of 10.