Established Camping
Black Canyon Campground - Willamette NF
Closed For the Season
This campground is closed for the season from September 26, 2023 through May 19, 2024.
Closed For the Season
This campground is closed for the season from September 26, 2023 through May 19, 2024.
About
National Forest
Willamette National Forest
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.
Reservation Info
Over half the campsites are available for advance reservation via recreation.gov. The remainder are first come first serve.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Firewood Available
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
For Vehicles
- Water Hookups
- Pull-Through Sites
Open and Wonderful
This is our second time staying here and I loved it even more this time. We arrived on a Thursday and were able to get Site 26 which I think is the best site in the whole campground. It backs up to the river and is almost totally private. We could barely see our neighbors over at site 27 but couldn't see our neighbors on the other side at all because there is so much forest between those two sites.
Some sites here are reservable and some are not. We did not have a reservation. While it did fill in on Friday and Saturday it was definitely not full and there were still good waterfront sites available all weekend.
The pit toilets were the cleanest ones I have ever been in and the camp host was super nice and had wood available to buy.
We drove about 5 minutes down the road to the Hardesty Trailhead and did some awesome hikes during the day before coming back to the campground to cool off by the river.
I have AT&T and there was no cell service at the campground but there was about 5 minutes down the road as you are heading back towards Eugene (or the trailhead).
- (7) View All
Closed
Looked like a decent campground, would have been great and had direct river access. Saw bathrooms but didn’t see showers. No service.
Gates were locked, billboard with fee area was empty with no explanation or hours. Saw one truck & RV parked behind a gate . Maybe closed for the season?
Closed
Looked lush but closed. Also, no cell service.
Location
Black Canyon Campground - Willamette NF is located in Oregon
Directions
From Oakridge, Oregon, follow Highway 58 west about 8 miles to Black Canyon Campground, located 1 mile east of Lookout Point Reservoir.
Address
P.O. Box 8516
Coburg, OR 97048
Coordinates
43.8066667 N
122.5972222 W