About Jackson Campground On The Applegate River
Jackson Campgrounds are located on the beautiful Applegate River in the Applegate Valley near Ruch, Medford, Grants Pass and historic Jacksonville. Jackson Campground sits on the shores of the Applegate River, a popular recreation site located north of the Red Buttes Wilderness Area. Visitors enjoy swimming, cycling, boating, canoeing, fishing and hiking the various trails near the river. Nearby is the inactive Bigfoot trap, found at the beginning of the trail, built in 1974 by the North American Wildlife Research Team. The trap was inspired by a miner who lived near the Applegate River who claimed to have found 18-inch-long, human-like tracks in his garden. The organization operated the trap, keeping it baited with carcasses for six years, but caught only bears and a hiker. The campground has eight tent only campsites, two dry RV sites and one group site. Campsites are located along…
- Fees: Please see the recreation.gov rules & regulation policies. These policies are system-wide, and not specific to each facility. We are NOT…
- Managed by: Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, FS
- Where: 8 mi south of Ruch, OR · 42.11404, -123.08706
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: May–Jun & Sep–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Feb.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gin Lin | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 0.6 mi |
| FR 2000943 | ATV road | 0.4 mi | 1.3 mi |
| FR 1095000 | ATV road | 0.7 mi | 7.3 mi |
| Charlie Buck/Baldy Peak | Horse | 1.4 mi | 2.9 mi |
| Mule Mountain | Horse | 1.6 mi | 3.8 mi |
| Mule Creek | Horse | 1.8 mi | 3.8 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 shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 18.4 mi
Propane: 17.4 mi