Best Dispersed Camping near Oakridge, OR

Recent Dispersed Reviews in Oakridge

51 Reviews of 22 Oakridge Campgrounds

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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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  Justin L.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 8, 2024

  Dispersed wikiup camping

  Dusty and featureless, but flat

  Only about 70 yards from main road. Super fine dust, everything will be dirty.

  Tall trees so no good vantage point for starlink or solar.

  No water features right at site.

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  Justin L.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 8, 2024

  Sparks Lake Recreation Area

  Perfection!

  Amazing views. Access to water. Gorgeous sunsets. Not far from toilet if you're up for a walk, or have wheels. Firepits. This site has it all.

  Room to back in 15' trailer to camp or of.

  Early October, 70 f during day 30 f at night.

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  Dale R.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 4, 2024

  Sparks Lake Recreation Area

  Nice spots near Spark Lake

  There are several spots off of the road to the Spark Lake Day Use area. The road is very rough, but taken slow does not require a 4wd.

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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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  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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  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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  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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  meadow B.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 15, 2023

  Sparks Lake Recreation Area

  very pretty view of the lake

  i would get here pretty early next time to get a spot with a clear view of the lake, even on a monday it was pretty packed. there’s a bit of traffic in and out during the night but that’s pretty expected.

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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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  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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  Whitney P.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 4, 2023

  Rock Creek Dispersed Camping

  Beautiful place

  Camped in a tent, beautiful scenery

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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.

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  Alexandra O.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 1, 2023

  Mount Thielsen Wilderness

  Quiet spot by Crater Lake

  Nice quiet spot off the main road. There are several flat spots for tents or small campers. The road is pretty good though we didn’t try to go up the mountain. There are lots of bugs and you can hear the occasional chainsaw, so just be aware.

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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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  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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  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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  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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  Braden M.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 12, 2022

  Mount Thielsen Wilderness

  Beautiful but buggy

  Went the second week of June. Not hard to find off of given coordinates but once you're off the road you might have to do some non dirt off roading due to trees down in the road. There was still some snow on the ground with warmer weather. Bugs were swarming all around and it was nearly impossible to even sit by the fire. If there were less bugs it would've been a 4/5

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  Hannah

  Guide

  

  Oct. 11, 2021

  Mount Thielsen Wilderness

  Great Location

  Plenty of available spaces, and I think even in the heart of summer there would be availability. The dirt road isn't the kind you need to do a Hail Mary to drive down. Our van did just fine, and I think a big rig could handle itself. While outside you can hear the cars from the main highway nearby, but not close enough to be obnoxious. The stars were spectacular

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  Nicholas R.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 3, 2021

  Millsite Forest Dispersed Camping

  It’s is an assortment of campsites that all have fire pits. There are picnic tables at some, but not all. There are vaulted toilets in the center of the grounds. If you pick a spot towards the eastern edge, you can hear the creek run by as you sleep.

  If you love boondocking and wilderness trails. This is a must stay place. 20 minutes from hot springs and waterfalls. Tons of fishing spots near bye. Hundreds of miles of OHV trails.