As of10/5/2020 *** There is a Closure Order prohibiting dispersed camping outside of the Skull Hollow campground. View a map of the closure area here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd507382.pdf. 

This closure is designed to help protect natural resources around the trailhead from overuse and to prevent conflict between campers and day users. Please observe the closure order and use the campground for camping in the vicinity of Skull Hollow trailhead. AMENITIES: NO DRINKING WATER 28 standard campsites No hook-ups or dumping facilities 1 wooden picnic table and 1 combination fire ring/grill per campsite 2 vault outhouses for the campground 1 informational signboard On-site campground host NEARBY ACTIVITIES: Horseback Riding Hiking Mountain Biking Rock climbing (Smith Rock State Park) Hunting

Skull Hollow Campground

There are a lot of trails nearby! Hiking, Bike and atv trails. There is also access to the "road" that leads to the top of Grey Butte. It's not much of a road more like a widened rough trail but we made it up in our truck! The view.up top was spectacular!! The road is only open certain time if the year-i believe March thru September. Definitely worth the drive up to top! Makes you feel on top of the world-or at least Central Oregon 😁

Perfect to lots of trails nearby! 

This place was great! We wanted a place to camp in our car near Smith Rock State Park, and this was the only campground nearby that allows that (as far as we could find). Easy check in, beautiful spot with that high Desert feel. We cooked breakfast burritos over the fire pit in the morning and drove the 10 minutes to Smith Rock for our hike. 

Best place to car camp near Smith rock!

Currently on a 4 day stay at Skull Hollow campground and everything have been great! The sites are spread out so you don't feel like you are on top of another group/site. There are vault toilets and port-a-potties scattered throughout the campground as well as trash bins. 
The camp host is very friendly and helpful. You can tell he really cares about the area and people who stay here. 

Great area

This campground is a little bit out from the state park but is very nice still. The sites are pretty well spread out and pretty large. You can easily have multiple tents in most of the sites.

The road is somewhat close to the campground so you don't get some noise but overall a nice place to stay if the campground at smith rock is full.

nice spot near smith rock

Just a 10 minute drive from Smith Rock this is a great place for larger groups who want to camp and cook all together, have campfires (depending on the season and current restrictions), save money, and avoid the crowds at the bivy site. Outhouses, but no electricity or running water. Don’t leave valuables in unattended vehicles.

Excellent alternative to Smith Rock Bivy site for large groups

This is a simple, wide open tent camping area and it's really close to Smith Rock. You can wake up early to see the sun on the rock formations and then hike to the climbs in approximately 20-30 minutes.

Simple

We pulled up on a Saturday afternoon to find a plentiful selection of sites! It is a nice quiet campsite and easy to get to with a camper. We stayed at site 6 that had plenty of room for multiple tents and several cars and a trailer. The sites can be effected by wind and most certainly the sun. Overall a great dry camping site and if it’s full there are plenty of dispersed sites down the road!   

Quiet and spreadout

We arrived late in the evening and accidentally ended up at the free side of the camp (on the way in you need to turn left for the maintained area, which we didn't notice, but there was couple campsites built by the road continuing further). It was totally fine, we missed having a picnic table, but still there was a grill spot.
Awesome location, in general I recommend it

ok camp at awesome location

Great little campground, cleanest pit toilets I’ve ever used, friendly hosts and beautiful scenery. We’ll be back here for sure!

Beautiful camping 

I love this campground and it’s never super busy. It’s out among farm land and a bunch of hiking trails. There are 3 pit toilets and also 3 porta potties. The sites are all nice sized with picnic table and fire pit. Lots of trees and sage brush around. Can’t wait to go back.

Close to town and Smith Rock

Variety of camping options available, both in the organized campground and the dispersed sites beyond the campground. This listing says dispersed camping is no longer allowed, but there were many designated options when we were there as of mid October 2020. Mostly simple pulloffs, but also some larger areas for tent camping.

The campground was a little tight and the sites felt a bit on top of each other. They had several double sites available that were twice the cost ($20 rather than $10), but in our small RV, it seemed worth the cost and we had the benefit of a roomy site plus the other double site next to us never got claimed so we had a pretty private experience with some pine trees in between the sites.

Dramatic views, cozy campground and dispersed sites.

Great flat spots, picnic tables, and fire pits.  Rattlesnake warnings so watch your pets…spot 37 has a nice tree…pretty open overall. 

Minimal Privacy 

This campground was good, no showers or water but had a good number of new pit toilets that were clean

Nice

This is a great spot for dispersed camping close (11 min) to smith rock. There are valley views and easy to get to sites. Skull Hollow has bathrooms and picnic tables. The forest service road off the back of the camp ground took us to some even more spacious and private sites, but they’re dry with no amenities. 

For Smith Rock Goers

We loved this campground! My husband is a climber so our intention was camp at Smith Rock but after going there and saw no trailers were allowed we ended up here. The bathrooms are clean and the spots are large. It’s surrounded by beautiful sage brush and junipers. We sat in our cozy trailer while our son experienced his first big rain and thunderstorm. 10/10 would stay here again. 

Junipers and sage 

Nice, scenic campground nearby Smith Rock SP. Clean pit toilets, friendly camp host. Several sites with Juniper trees to shade you from the hot sun. Price is $10 for single/$20 double vehicle as of 08/2022. No RV hookups or running water here. Just outside of the campground along the FS Road are plenty of dispersed campsites, some with great views of the backside of Smith Rock and the surrounding area. Definitely will put this on my favorites list for future exploration and camping.

Skull Hollow CG

Drove down for a while and all sites had been taken. Lots of tires and random planks of wood
