About Sam Brown Campground
Sam Brown Campground is centered around a large meadow that has a colorful history of the earlier miner and homesteader to the area. Trails are located throughout the area, as well, with options for hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and motorcylces, including Elkhorn Mine Jeep Road. Nearby trail opportunities include: - [Briggs Creek Trail 1132](https://cms.fs.usda.gov/recarea/70476) (the trailhead located in campground) - [Taylor Creek Trail 1142](https://cms.fs.usda.gov/recarea/70702)[ ](https://cms.fs.usda.gov/recarea/70452) - [Onion Way Trail 1157](https://cms.fs.usda.gov/recarea/70608) - [Secret Way Trail 1282](https://cms.fs.usda.gov/recarea/70654) - [Dutchy Creek Trail 1154](https://cms.fs.usda.gov/recarea/70514) The size of this campground, and nature of the landscape, lends itself to large group camping, with 2 picnic shelters, and and amphitheater. The meadow is great…
- Fees: - $10 for campsite - $5 for extra vehicle
- Managed by: USFS - Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
- Where: 12 mi north of Selma, OR · 42.44309, -123.68896
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–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: None.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs Creek | Horse, Dirt bike | at camp | 8.0 mi |
| Sam Brown Tie | Horse | 0.1 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Burpy | ATV road | 0.2 mi | 1.0 mi |
| Dutchy Creek Trail | Horse, Dirt bike | 0.2 mi | 7.5 mi |
| Elkhorn | ATV road | 0.3 mi | 1.3 mi |
| Onion Way | Horse | 0.3 mi | 2.1 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 Caves National Monument and Preserve (Dark Sky Park), 28 mi.
Dump station: 22.6 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Big Pine Campground 1.2 mi
- Meyers Camp Dispersed Campsites 2.2 mi
- Onion Mountain Lookout 3.7 mi
- Spalding Pond Campground 6.7 mi
- Briggs Creek Campground 7.3 mi
- Cedar Camp 7.9 mi