Places to Camp near Dorena, OR

Best Camping Sites Near Dorena, OR (232)

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   Armitage Park & Campground - a Lane County Park

   25 Reviews

   114 Photos

   185 Saves

   East Springfield, Oregon

   Located in Lane County's Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area, Armitage is a 64-acre oasis a few miles south of historic Coburg. Armitage offers visitors a full array of day use amenities including a paved boat ramp, ample trailer parking, volleyball and horseshoe pits, two dog parks (one for larger dogs and the other for smaller dogs, and several rentable large group picnic sites with electricity, cooking facilities, and drinking water.

   Its natural amenities include old growth deciduous and evergreen trees. A half-mile, self-guided interpretive trail constructed by the McKenzie Watershed Council winds through undeveloped portions of the park. Armitage is a favorite place to begin or end a boat trip, take a tranquil walk, and for large group picnic gatherings. Armitage also regularly serves as a staging area for emergency search and rescue training operations.

   Reservations are accepted both on-line, over the phone and in person. All reservations are charged a $10 reservation processing fee regardless of the modality used to reserve. Visit www.lanecountyor.gov/parks for more information and to learn about the other four Lane County campgrounds: Archie Knowles, Baker Bay, Harbor Vista and Richardson.

   • Open Year-round
   • Boat Ramp or Launch
   • Campsites (full or partial hook ups)
   • Campsites (no hook ups)
   • Caretaker/Host On Site
   • Courts
   • Festivals/Events
   • Group Campsites
   • Interpretive Feature
   • Laundry
   • Parking Lot
   • Picnic Shelter
   • Picnic Areas
   • Public Access to Waterway
   • Restrooms (portable or permanent)
   • Showers
   • Trails (hard surface)
   • Trails (soft surface)
   • Trailer Parking

   • Pets
   • Fires
   • Electric Hookups
   • Phone Service
   • Reservable
   • ADA Access

   $20 - $39 / night

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   Black Canyon Campground - Willamette NF

   13 Reviews

   61 Photos

   66 Saves

   Westfir, Oregon

   Overview

   Black Canyon Campground in Oregon rests next to the Middle Fork of the Willamette River. This scenic campground is heavily shaded by towering hemlock, cedar and Douglas fir. Fishing and kayaking are a popular pastimes.

   Recreation

   A 1-mile interpretive nature trail winds through the campground, and Lookout Point Lake is less than a mile away, with opportunities for boating and fishing. A boat ramp is located on the lake. The Willamette National Forest has about 1,700 miles of trails. While many are located in wilderness areas, a number of trails are situated at lower elevations and provide easy, year-round hiking. Black Canyon is within the Winberry Trail Area, with excellent terrain like the Tire Mountain Trail for mountain biking and horseback riding, and the Clover Patch Trail for hiking.

   Facilities

   The campground offers some riverside sites with pleasant shade, fresh air with cool breezes. There are 75 sites, 19 are reservable. Each site contains a picnic table and campfire ring with grill. Accessible vault toilets and drinking water are provided.

   Natural Features

   The Willamette National Forest stretches 110 miles along the western slope of the Cascade Range in western Oregon. Elevations on the forest range from about 1,500 feet above sea level to 10,495 feet at the snowcapped summit of Mt. Jefferson, Oregon's second highest peak. Wildlife in the region includes black tail deer, Roosevelt elk, bobcats and bald eagles.

   Nearby Attractions

   Visitors enjoy sightseeing along the West Cascades Scenic Byway. The drive begins at Westfir and stretches 220 miles past waterfalls, ancient forests and numerous rivers, creeks and lakes.

   • Pets
   • RVs
   • Tents
   • Group
   • Standard (Tent/RV)
   • Trash

   $25 - $38 / night

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   Casey's Riverside RV resort

   12 Reviews

   31 Photos

   43 Saves

   Westfir, Oregon

   At the confluence of the North Fork and the middle fork of the Willamette River sits Casey's Riverside RV Resort. This park is exclusive to RV's. No tent camping, no dry camping. Big rig friendly with full hook-ups.

   • Pets
   • Electric Hookups
   • Phone Service
   • Reservable
   • ADA Access
   • RVs

   $48 - $54 / night

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   Baker Bay Campgrounds & Marina - a Lane County Park

   8 Reviews

   37 Photos

   39 Saves

   El Dorado Lake, Oregon

   The park includes a 48 site campground, playground, 27 slip marina with accommodations for some dry moorage, designated swimming area, boat ramp, two large group day use facilities with electricity and water features. Baker Bay has parking for 183 cars and 51 car/trailer. Campground features ADA restrooms and showers and a single vault restroom. Day use area has flushing restrooms, open picnic areas, horse shoe pits, and a volleyball court. A primitive trail on the east side of the campground runs 0.8 miles to the east property boundary.

   • Pets
   • Fires
   • Phone Service
   • Reservable
   • ADA Access
   • RVs

   $20 - $75 / night

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   COE Dorena Reservoir Schwarz Campground

   8 Reviews

   9 Photos

   22 Saves

   Cottage Grove, Oregon

   Overview

   Schwarz Campground is located below Dorena Lake in Oregon's Southern Willamette Valley. The campground is approximately five miles from the city of Cottage Grove. A variety of recreational opportunities are available, including fishing, boating, swimming and hiking. A number of historic covered bridges can also be found in the area.

   Recreation

   Dorena Lake is a great location for boating, water skiing, fishing and swimming. Nearby Baker Bay County Park offers a boat ramp and marina. The Row River Trail stretches 14 miles from downtown Cottage Grove, past the Dorena Dam and along the entire north side of the lake. This popular path is open tor hiking, biking and horseback riding. The Cottage Grove Scenic Byway Tour meanders past seven historic covered bridges in the area. The bridges were built in the 1920s and 30s, and some are still in use today.

   Facilities

   Schwarz Park offers several single and double-family campsites and six group sites. Flush toilets, drinking water, showers and a dump station are provided. Younger campers love the park's big playground.

   Natural Features

   Dorena Lake is situated in the low foothills of the Calapooya Mountains. The campground is surrounded by a diverse mix of marshland, coniferous forests and grasslands. The weather is generally mild during the recreation season with temperatures ranging from the low 50s to the upper 90s. Chances of precipitation are high from May through mid-June.

   Charges & Cancellations

   Reservation changes or cancellations can be made through Recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777.________ __ Cancelling/Changing a Reservation __A $10.00 service fee will apply if you change or cancel your reservation. The $10.00 service fee will be deducted from the refund amount. Depending on when you cancel in relation to your arrival day, it may be considered a late cancellation (see below).____________ __ Late Cancellations Individual Campsites: A customer who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation). Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee. Group Facility: Customers who cancel a group overnight facility reservation less than 14 days before the arrival date will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee. __ No-Shows A no-show customer is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Staff will hold a campsite until 2pm on the day following the scheduled arrival date. No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night___s recreation fee for a campsite.____________ __ Early Departures If a customer departs prior to the scheduled check-out date, they may be eligible for a partial refund. Please notify staff at the facility if you depart early to allow others to use the site. Customers may notify the call center to request a refund of remaining unused nights. If a customer requests a refund for an early departure after the facility check-out time has passed, the customer will not be refunded for that night and is eligible for a refund on any additional nights that will not be used.____________ __ Refunds Customers may submit a refund request through their Recreation.gov profile within 7 days of the end date of their reservation. Customers may also initiate a refund request through the call center at any time after their reservation has ended.__ Debit or Credit Card Purchases: Refunds for debit or credit card payments will be issued as a credit to the original card used to pay.______________________________________________________________________________________________ Check or Cash Purchases: Recreation.gov will mail a Treasury check for refunds of cash, check, or money order payments to the address associated with the reservation. You may update the address at the time you request the refund. It may take up to 6-8 weeks for the Treasury check to arrive. Please make sure your address is up to date in your customer profile.

   • Pets
   • Fires
   • RVs
   • Tents
   • Group
   • Picnic Table

   $150 / night

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   Pine Meadows Campground

   8 Reviews

   31 Photos

   88 Saves

   Cottage Grove, Oregon

   Overview

   Pine Meadows Campground is located on Cottage Grove Lake in Oregon's southern Willamette Valley.

   Recreation

   Cottage Grove Lake and its shoreline, set in the gently rolling hills of the Willamette Valley, are used for numerous outdoor activities both on land and on water. There are boat ramps at Lakeside Park and Wilson Creek Park nearby, giving visitors easy access to the lake for boating and fishing. Families can use the swim beach or picnic along the shore. The lake is also a designated stop along the Big River Loop of the Willamette Valley Birding Trail, a self-guided driving tour that includes 138 birding hotspots.

   Facilities

   The campground has nearly 100 sites that each offer fire rings and picnic tables, several of which are on the lake shore. Sites 1-92 are standard sites within the main campground at Pine Meadows. Other amenities include flush toilets, showers, a dump station, children's play area and a swim area. Sites A - O are primitive sites with limited amenities on a loop adjacent to Pine Meadows Campground.

   Natural Features

   Located in the low foothills of the Calapooya Mountains, Pine Meadows is surrounded by a diverse mixture of marshland, coniferous forests, and grasslands. The area is managed to provide habitat for a wide variety of wildlife species, including waterfowl, black-tailed deer, upland game birds, songbirds, bald eagles, osprey, and many other species. Visitors can see rare birds like the purple martin, the willow flycatcher, and the yellow-breasted chat in the lake area. Osprey and purple martins nest in nearby structures.

   Charges & Cancellations

   Reservation changes or cancellations can be made through Recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777.________ __ Cancelling/Changing a Reservation __A $10.00 service fee will apply if you change or cancel your reservation. The $10.00 service fee will be deducted from the refund amount. Depending on when you cancel in relation to your arrival day, it may be considered a late cancellation (see below).____________ __ Late Cancellations Individual Campsites: A customer who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation). Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee. Group Facility: Customers who cancel a group overnight facility reservation less than 14 days before the arrival date will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee. __ No-Shows A no-show customer is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Staff will hold a campsite until 2pm on the day following the scheduled arrival date. No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night___s recreation fee for a campsite.____________ __ Early Departures If a customer departs prior to the scheduled check-out date, they may be eligible for a partial refund. Please notify staff at the facility if you depart early to allow others to use the site. Customers may notify the call center to request a refund of remaining unused nights. If a customer requests a refund for an early departure after the facility check-out time has passed, the customer will not be refunded for that night and is eligible for a refund on any additional nights that will not be used.____________ __ Refunds Customers may submit a refund request through their Recreation.gov profile within 7 days of the end date of their reservation. Customers may also initiate a refund request through the call center at any time after their reservation has ended.__ Debit or Credit Card Purchases: Refunds for debit or credit card payments will be issued as a credit to the original card used to pay.______________________________________________________________________________________________ Check or Cash Purchases: Recreation.gov will mail a Treasury check for refunds of cash, check, or money order payments to the address associated with the reservation. You may update the address at the time you request the refund. It may take up to 6-8 weeks for the Treasury check to arrive. Please make sure your address is up to date in your customer profile.

   • Pets
   • Fires
   • Phone Service
   • RVs
   • Tents
   • Group

   $24 / night

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   Whistlers Bend County Park

   20 Reviews

   52 Photos

   99 Saves

   Sutherlin, Oregon

   • Pets
   • Fires
   • Electric Hookups
   • Phone Service
   • Reservable
   • ADA Access

   $35 - $90 / night

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   Deerwood RV Park

   9 Reviews

   5 Photos

   43 Saves

   East Springfield, Oregon

   • Pets
   • Electric Hookups
   • Phone Service
   • Reservable
   • ADA Access
   • RVs
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   Cedar Creek Campground

   5 Reviews

   12 Photos

   49 Saves

   Dorena, Oregon

   Situated on a river terrace and shaded by old-growth forest canopy, Cedar Creek Campground offers a glimpse into the best of South Oregon nature. Thanks to nearby trailheads and Brice Creek, the 10-site campground provides access to a diverse array of recreation opportunities, including hiking, mountain biking, photography, fishing, berry picking, and sunbathing. Facilities 9 campsites with picnic tables, fire pits, and tent pads 1 double campsite with picnic table, fire pit, and tent pad No drinking water 2 vault toilets Garbage disposal 3 grey water waste sumps Map of Cedar Creek Campground (1,240 KB PDF) Cedar Creek Campground - Typical Site

   • Pets
   • Fires
   • RVs
   • Tents
   • Group
   • Standard (Tent/RV)
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    Rujada Campground

    6 Reviews

    47 Photos

    29 Saves

    Dorena, Oregon

    Overview

    Rujada Campground is located 21 miles east of Cottage Grove (45 minutes from Eugene) on a riverside terrace above Layng Creek. A favorite site for family picnics and camping, visitors will enjoy shaded campsites with privacy, access to swimming on the banks of Layng Creek and a hike through a rich riparian Douglas fir forest on the Swordfern trail. Check out a historic Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) shelter and a kid's playground with obstacles, swing, teeter- totter and monkey bars both located within the campground.

    Recreation

    Recreational opportunities are plentiful and include hiking, biking, fishing, swimming, and nature viewing. Spirit Falls, Moon Falls, and Pinard Falls Trails are just a few of the local waterfall trails in the area.

    Facilities

    This developed campground offers flush toilets, running water, picnic tables, campfire rings, and garbage collection. A campground host is typically onsite during the summer season. There are 15 sites available at this campground.__ __If there are any questions or concerns when the Host is unavailable, please feel free to contact the Cottage Grove Ranger Station at 541-767-5000. If there are any questions regarding reservations, please contact Recreation.gov by going online or calling 877-444-6777.__

    Natural Features

    This beautiful and quiet campground located in the Umpqua National Forest sits at approximately 1,200 feet in elevation among Douglas fir, hardwood trees and ferns.

    Nearby Attractions

    Rujada Day Use Picnic Area is located within the campground and may be reserved. Nearby are three spectacular waterfall trails. Spirit Falls is a short 0.4 mile, more difficult hike to a 60' waterfall. Moon Falls is an easy, 0.5 mile hike to a 125' cascading waterfall. Pinard Falls is a 0.6 mile, more difficult hike to a 105' waterfall. All three hikes are within 10 miles of the campground and can be done within a single day.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • RVs
    • Tents
    • Group
    • Cabins

    $12 / night