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Recent Dispersed Reviews in Sutherlin

26 Reviews of 10 Sutherlin Campgrounds


  • Nicholas G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Burma Pond BLM
    Dec. 7, 2024

    Burma Pond BLM

    I was the only one there

    I camped one night right off the water. Quiet and clean. I slept great. Had 1 bar of att. Google maps took me right to it

  • Casey B.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Burma Pond BLM
    Aug. 19, 2024

    Burma Pond BLM

    Awesome spot not too far off I5

    The road getting up to it wasn't too bad. Some bigger potholes that we're easy enough to avoid. The pond at the top was beautiful with tons of bats flying around at night. Super cool!

  • Cass G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Burma Pond BLM
    Jul. 26, 2024

    Burma Pond BLM

    Off the grid just enough

    We needed a place to set up for a quick sleep on our way down to Yosemite from Washington. I navigated using Google Maps due to other reviews saying Apple made it confusing. This led us right to the pond/camp sites. The road is a little rough with potholes but it’s not terrible if you just drive slow over the holes. There is a few split offs/2-way roads along this dirt road, the last one being a tree with a smiley face and an arrow leading you where to go. Didn’t get lost at all and it was already dark when we got there. No one was there, it was peaceful, clean and quiet. There is a pit toilet/bathroom with toilet paper. No trash cans so you’ll have to pack out your trash. I recommend this spot for anyone willing to drive 10-15 minutes off the freeway for some dispersed camping.

  • SThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Elliott State Forest Dispersed
    Jul. 20, 2024

    Elliott State Forest Dispersed

    Beautiful, secluded, lots and lots of bugs!

    My husband and I were looking for a place to camp close to the coast during 4th of July weekend when every other campground was full. It was a nice drive, saw maybe 2 other cars the whole night. Our site backed right up to a little creek. The only downfall was the flys and bugs were killer - there were huge horseflies everywhere

  • rThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Burma Pond BLM
    Jun. 17, 2024

    Burma Pond BLM

    Nice spot off the beaten path

    This is a lovely spot. Just a few campsites around a pond. Just overnighted here. Saw some folks camping and fishing. A bit of a challenge to find. Take speaker road to the end of pavement and then follow the dyrt map carefully. The correct location is pinned.

  • BThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Elliott State Forest Dispersed
    Nov. 15, 2023

    Elliott State Forest Dispersed

    Elliott Primitive Campsites

    The Elliott State Forest has more than 550 miles of roads and trails, but only a primary network has been maintained over the past 10 years since the 90,000 acre area was shut down with environmental lawsuits. Many of these roads lead to excellent camping sites, including old lookouts, fishing holes, secluded springs, and an undeveloped campground favored by local mudrunners. Met organization has worked with the local Community College the past seven years regarding recreational research on the Elliott, with our most recent (and likely final) focus being on historic trails and primitive campsites. The pandemic caused much of this work to be documented on student-level videos, indexed on YouTube: http://www.orww.org/Elliott\_Forest/Recreation/index.html and https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1JyKCHg2GmHjLtQzXXDks4Rb-LE9HoJ-

  • McQuaid F.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Elliott State Forest Dispersed
    Aug. 24, 2023

    Elliott State Forest Dispersed

    Beutiful but not the best for tent camping

    This was beautiful but the only options were on the side of the gravel road. There were a few of these pull outs along the road but the road did have a few other cars driving by.

  • CThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Elliott State Forest Dispersed
    Aug. 7, 2023

    Elliott State Forest Dispersed

    Beautiful spots, make sure to download a map

    Needed a last minute to car camp that was close to the coast, found these dispersed sites online and figured it try it out. There was surprisingly multiple spots that I had cell service (AT&T) so I was able to navigate myself around through a satellite map. Lots of nice spots with good views, just takes a bit of driving around to find the perfect one. Didn’t see anyone up there and I was there from Tuesday to Wednesday. Hope to return at some point! Just beware some of the side roads are a bit overgrown and can scratch up your car.

  • JThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Lemolo Forebay
    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.

  • Jordie G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Lemolo Forebay
    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

  • EThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Lemolo Forebay
    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!

  • Brandon A.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Saddle Camp
    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

  • Emma G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Burma Pond BLM
    Nov. 27, 2022

    Burma Pond BLM

    Good stopping point off I-5

    Subaru Impreza got up the road just fine! Location is about 20 minutes off i5. Hard to find with Apple Maps but we switched over to google maps and it was a lot easier!

  • Daisee Mae S.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Elliott State Forest Dispersed
    Sep. 21, 2022

    Elliott State Forest Dispersed

    Very Steep

    We stayed all day but decided not to stay a night. Our day stay was due to the road being too steep for my 1993 truck camper. It got too hot and blew the transmission, made a nice long trail in the steep road.

    We made it to the 6 mile marker, where a nice couple of people stopped and went into town for us to get what we needed to not be stranded.

    If we could have drove further up I’m sure our experience would have been different.

  • C
    Camper-submitted photo from Burma Pond BLM
    Aug. 9, 2022

    Burma Pond BLM

    Excellent for a pit stop!

    Google maps will take you right to this one. The drive in is pretty short, making this a convenient place to stop if you’re driving through.

    Three spots, two of which are very close together. We were there in August. It was hot and the pond was scummy, but not buggy. 

    Pretty woods and good stars up here. We didn’t explore.

  • Caroline E.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Elliott State Forest Dispersed
    Jun. 20, 2022

    Elliott State Forest Dispersed

    Worth the drive

    Very secluded but spacious sites. From the start of Marlow Creek Road to where I chose to camp was 8.5 miles. There are several forks in the road that you can follow to more campsites, but I opted to camp right off the main road. I was the only car out there. Really beautiful spots aside from the trash that was unfortunately scattered in several sites. Worth the long drive in.

  • Hannah  S.
    Camper-submitted photo from Burma Pond BLM
    Mar. 21, 2022

    Burma Pond BLM

    Nice spot to spend the night

    Found this spot on our way down to California. Not a bad spot to camp, it’s very quite and we were the only ones there.

    Getting there is pretty easy, we made it a lot more difficult by going down a bunch of roads. Stick to the main road, the road to the campsite is on the right and has a tree that’s spray painted with a stick figure. It’s very steep like the other review said but isn’t too bad for a truck.

    There aren’t a lot of spots here. We parked right by the lake, there was another spot in the middle of the loop, and a few others.

    It looks like there’s a trail that goes around the lake. We found some ticks on the dogs immediately so we didn’t end up exploring it. Overall a nice spot, it’s right off the highway so you don’t have to worry about driving deep in the mountains.

  • Laura M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Burma Pond BLM
    May. 19, 2021

    Burma Pond BLM

    Remote and Quiet

    This was quite a way in on a fairly smooth but steep dirt road. Along the road were random deep pot holes so be aware they sneak up on you when the road is shadowed. The last .3 miles was steep and though we made it in 26ft rig I would not attempt it again. I could see major problem if rain was expected. 

    The pond was peaceful and so beautiful with a couple of level options to set up. The area as a whole is very small though, so if someone else is already there when you arrive it’s going to feel very cozy and/or awkward. 

    There was a handicap accessible bathroom with pit toilets that someone shot up the lock (boooo) so at the moment is open despite the "closed for covid" sign. There was a pile of garbage near the garbage cans. Bullet casings littered the ground as well.

     The fish were jumping and the water clear. Overall nice, just wish people would respect public lands more and not trash these areas so much. The road is narrow with very few turn arounds. The way down I was in 1-2 gear riding the break on some of the hills. Good place to let the dogs run and swim. If we had a smaller rig we would come here again. Very weak / unusable Verizon service, no service with TMobile or ATT.

  • G
    Camper-submitted photo from Elliott State Forest Dispersed
    May. 4, 2021

    Elliott State Forest Dispersed

    Nice secluded separate areas to camp with gorgeous views

    You have to drive some winding forest service roads to get to a spot then find one on or near the road but there's a couple good camp spots.

  • J
    Camper-submitted photo from Elliott State Forest Dispersed
    Oct. 15, 2020

    Elliott State Forest Dispersed

    Great and close to bandon

    We stayed for a night on our way down the coast. Nice and close to Bandon. No trouble accessing in our midsize suv. It was muddy at the site, and unfortunately, those before us left a lot of trash. Did my best to clean up when was left behind. There was a fire pit but we did not use it due to fire restrictions. Nice misty views over the trees in the morning.

  • Allie D.
    Camper-submitted photo from Elliott State Forest Dispersed
    Jul. 30, 2020

    Elliott State Forest Dispersed

    Beautiful and spacious dispersed camping in the mountains.

    Followed Marlow Creek road about 7 or 8 miles straight back until we reached the top of a hill. Cleared out from what looks to be trees that burned from a fire. Makes for amazing views. Definitely worth the bit of a long drive to get back here.

  • Lauren B.
    Camper-submitted photo from Elliott State Forest Dispersed
    Jun. 17, 2020

    Elliott State Forest Dispersed

    Beautiful forest

    It was a cool place to camp. We just drove about 4/5 miles down Marlow creek and found a small pull off to camp. No phone service but the Forest was beautiful! We walked through the creek for a little bit. Not to many good pull off options. It was super damp and rainy while we were there so we’re unable to start a fire. The road had quite a few pot holes but still pretty nice.

  • Leah W.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Elliott State Forest Dispersed
    Aug. 26, 2018

    Elliott State Forest Dispersed

    Review of Matador Freerain 24 at Elliott State Forest

    Dispersed camping is allowed in all state forests within Oregon. https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Recreation/pages/Camp.aspx

    We found an awesome spot along Marlow Creek Road, about 4 miles into the forest (coming in from Allegeny). There are plenty of pull outs all along the way, with room for 2-3 cars, as well as full tents and chairs set up. The road follows a babbling creek which was amazing to sleep next to. There are no amenities, follow any postings about campfire restrictions. (When we went- no fires were allowed). This is a logging forest, so we had huge logging trucks roll by in the morning - because of this, it may not be the best spot for kids or off leashed dogs. The trucks went by very quickly, stirring up a lot of dust- keep your car windows shut and use a pot while cooking breakfast! We had very few mosquitos or bugs, and loved being encompassed by the mossy trees!

    Ranger Review of the Matador Freerain 24 L Backpack

    https://matadorup.com/products/matador-freerain24-backpack?variant=47744934037

    As a Ranger, I occasionally get the chance to test out gear in the field. I was really excited about trying out this pack, as I do a lot of canyoneering, and dealing with waterproof bags inside of soggy backpacks is always a hassle. Or you have to figure out a way to secure a typical waterproof bag to you. The bag is made of a lightweight rainjacket-like material, and has a roll top to it’s main compartment. I took the bag on a 3 mile hike to some waterfalls, where I could test out it’s waterproofness. At home, I went to a nearby lake to try submerging it.

    Pros

    This bag was extremely light, small and pack-able! You have no reason NOT to bring it with you if you may be heading somewhere wet. It folds into a small drawstring about the size of a baseball.

    This bag has separate storage compartments whereas most drybags are a long tube where everything falls to the bottom. Within this bag, you have 2 water bottle holders (where I tossed things like keys), a easy access zip pocket on the front, as well as the small drawstring that the bag itself can be stored in (I put my packs of gummies in here for safe keeping).

    Cons

    The bag does not have a chest strap, so there was the potential for the backpack to slip off if you were doing strenuous activity, it also didn’t sit perfectly comfortable because of this. It does however, have adjustable shoulder straps (which I didn’t see as necessary).

    I was nervous about putting my 1 L Nalgene bottles into the water bottle pockets because of the material of the bag…with just 1, it made the bag extremely lopsided, or with 2, it seemed to put a lot of stress on the bag itself. I tossed my water inside the bag instead, which made it pretty lumpy since the packable bag doesn’t have structure.

    The front pocket is as advertised, water resistant, but definitely did not pass the waterproof test when I submerged the bag. It’s OK for waterfall mist or a light rain, but I wouldn’t keep my phone in there if we were getting dunked!

    Conclusion!

    If this bag had the chest strap, I’d be in 100% for using it for canyoneering adventures, however- since it doesn’t seem made for more rugged situations, I’m not sure why you would need such a waterproof bag. Most daypacks nowadays come with a raincover, or are made of a water resistant material to keep your goodies from getting soaked - unless you are planning a very casual dayhike where you are literally walking under waterfalls, I would most likely invest in a different daypack solution..


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Guide to Sutherlin

Discover the beauty of dispersed camping near Sutherlin, Oregon, where you can immerse yourself in nature without the constraints of traditional campgrounds. This area offers a variety of spots that cater to different camping styles, from secluded sites to those with easy access.

Tips for free and dispersed camping near Sutherlin, Oregon

  • Make sure to bring your own supplies, as many sites like Saddle Camp lack amenities such as drinking water and firewood.
  • Be prepared for rough roads; locations like Elliott State Forest Dispersed may require a vehicle with good clearance, especially during wet conditions.
  • Always pack out what you pack in, as sites such as Burma Pond BLM do not have trash disposal facilities.

Enjoying nature while free camping near Sutherlin

  • Experience the tranquility of Lemolo Forebay, where you can find beautiful spots to relax by the water and enjoy the surrounding wilderness.
  • For those who love fishing, BLM Kentucky Falls Road offers access to nearby fishing holes, making it a great spot for anglers.
  • If you're looking for solitude, Medicine Creek Rock Shelter provides a peaceful environment away from the crowds, perfect for a quiet getaway.

Dispersed campers should check out Elliott State Forest

  • With over 550 miles of roads and trails, Elliott State Forest Dispersed is ideal for those who enjoy exploring diverse landscapes and discovering hidden gems.
  • This area is known for its scenic beauty, with sites that back up to creeks and offer stunning views, making it a favorite among nature lovers.
  • Be aware of the local wildlife; while camping at Near Fawn Creek Campground (BLM), you might encounter various animals, so keep your food stored securely.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Which is the most popular dispersed campsite near Sutherlin, OR?

    According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular dispersed campground near Sutherlin, OR is Elliott State Forest Dispersed with a 3.9-star rating from 12 reviews.

  • What is the best site to find dispersed camping near Sutherlin, OR?

    TheDyrt.com has all 10 dispersed camping locations near Sutherlin, OR, with real photos and reviews from campers.