About Cottonwood Campground
This very rustic, primitive camp is located near Rock Creek and the route of the Historic Summit Trail. The small campground offers seven camp sites interspersed with aspen and surrounded by a mixed conifer forest, which provides shade during summer months. Just a short distance away is a former gravel pit now filled with water in which visitors enjoy a summer swim. For thos looking for a great mountain bike ride on old two-track roads in a remote, challenging setting, this may just be the place!
- Fees: This is a free facility.
- Managed by: USFS - Ochoco National Forest
- Where: 17 mi west of Dayville, OR · 44.38925, -119.85526
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Campground | ATV road | at camp | 0.6 mi |
| FR 1200201 | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 1.8 mi |
| Ochoco Mountain | Horse | 1.5 mi | 23.8 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Oregon Star Party (Star party), 15 mi.
Camps nearby
- Cottonwood Pit Campground 1.7 mi
- Little Summit Campground 4.1 mi
- Barnhouse Campground 6.9 mi
- Ochoco Nf-Ochoco East - Paulina Area 7.7 mi
- Campsite · 18 mi SE of Mitchell 7.9 mi
- Big Spring Campground 7.9 mi