Bear Hollow County Park

Very lovely and woodsy wayside campground, with fairly open sites that feature a table, firepit and nearby water. There is a bathroom (pit) and dumpster (might have been more, but I didn't see any). There were only a handful of sites large and level enough for our trailer, but the one we picked was perfect!

It's right on the road, so there was some occasional noise, but nothing too obnoxious. It's very fairly priced at $20, but bring your checkbook or cash; no CC accepted and the only host/ranger we saw came to tell us they were closing the campground for maintenance the day we were leaving.

Arrived afternoon on Labor Day to find an empty campground. Sites are large, but not very level for an RV.

Will do for a one nighter if your in the area and have no other choice. It is expensive $20! When everywhere else is much less (BLM & Forest.

Hard to find a level spot for rv's. Clean pit toilets and plenty of trash receptacles. Campground was clean and no one else at it Mid May.

Sites have tables, fire pits and found potable water spigot.

We stayed on a Tuesday night at the end of July. At other campgrounds in the area the temperature was in the high 80s. At Bear Hollow, it was a wonderful 72°. The toilets were immaculate with hand disinfectant and air fresheners provided and plenty of toilet paper. US tons of space. No reservations possible nor are they needed. The sites are sometimes uneven and therefore better for fifth wheels or motorhomes rather than for tents but we had no issue finding a flat site for us with no neighbors. 5* for climate, shade and cleanliness. 3* for layout, privacy and inclines. The street is hardly used at night, no issues there.

We were the only ones camping here for a night in October 2020. Sites are OK, some pull-throughs, some tent sites, too. Each site has a fire ring, picnic table. Pit toilets were dirty. Good location outside Fossil but kind of expensive at $20 for no hookups and dirty toilets, plus it’s right next to road so there’s some road noise.

Bear Hollow County Park is a decent little campground to spend a night if you're passing through Eastern Oregon for the fossil beds, painted hills or the just the dark skies. We stopped here on our way into Spray as we were running out of daylight hours and didn't know the roads well. It gets dark out here!

If you're looking for a destination campground you can do much better in Oregon - but Bear Hollow is adequate for a drive in!

There is an ADA accessible site. Water didn't appear to be potable and there isn't really anything nearby so you'll need your own supplies. 20$ a night - cash only.

Stayed here on a tour of the John Day Fossil Beds. Found a great site, but like the last reviewer felt it was overpriced for dry camping. Water was available if you could jockey your rig to access it. Sites also weren't level (at all) and were generally dirty. Could have used a good trash pick up. Pluses were that it was super quiet and big, private sites. Despite the price would highly recommend it.

This place was okay. Near Fossil, Oregon and on the way to the Painted Hills. Lots of trees and a slope/hill to run around on for the kids. Sites were a decent size. But overall the whole place seemed overgrown and full of weeds. If it was free, I would have rated it higher. But at $25 for any camping including tents, it was way overpriced.