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Established Camping

Post Pile Campground

About

Bureau of Land Management

Crooked Wild and Scenic River

With views of nearby Chimney Rock, this campground offers year-round camping and Crooked River access along the Lower Crooked Back Country Byway. Campground facilities include seven campsites with excellent access to the Crooked Wild and Scenic River.

Know Before You Go:

Open year-round on a first-come, first-served basis. No reservations are accepted. Potable water is available year-round at the nearby Chimney Rock Campground, 1.3 miles north on State Highway 27. Cell phone service is not available in the campground. Watch for bicyclists: the section of State Highway 27 between Prineville and Bowman Dam is designated as the Crooked River Canyon Scenic Bikeway.

Point of Interest:

The campground takes its name from nearby rock outcrops composed of basaltic lava. As these formations cooled, a multi-sided joint pattern formed which seemingly resulted in the appearance of a pile of posts stacked vertically. The geologic phenomena is known as columnar basalt. ADA Access: No accessible facilities.

Fee Info

$8 per night; $2 per extra vehicle (tow vehicles excluded) with a maximum of two vehicles allowed per site.

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Location

Post Pile Campground is located in Oregon

Detail location of campground

Directions

From Prineville, Oregon: Drive 18 miles south on State Highway 27; the campground will be on your right.

Address

Prineville District Office 3050 NE 3rd Street
Prineville, OR 97754

Coordinates

44.128743 N
120.801998 W

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Reviewed Jun. 18, 2024

Beautiful spot on the Crooked River

One of several BLM (fee) campgrounds along the Crooked River. Post Pile is one of the smaller sites. Only 7 designated spots. I stayed here one Saturday night in June, to connect with someone cycling north along the Oregon Outback route. This area is a good place for cyclists doing that ride to camp (night 3 if you do the full ride in 5 days, Klamath Falls to Biggs Junction).

These campgrounds were full of trailer campers, most who were there for multiple days. Rocky Canyon, and the Crooked River below Prineville Reservoir and the Bowman Dam is very popular being about an hour from Bend. Because of that camp sites are hard to come by.

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Reviewed May. 29, 2018

Devils post pile

One of our favorites under the Boeman dam. Some good flyfishing on the crooked river. Dump toilets but no water

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Post Pile Campground have wifi?

No, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, Post Pile Campground does not have wifi.

Is there cell phone reception at Post Pile Campground?

According to campers on TheDyrt.com, Verizon signal is unknown, AT&T is available, and T-Mobile is available.