Bureau of Land Management · Oregon
Poison Butte Campground
Bureau of Land Management · Oregon, United States
- Sites
- 5
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,077 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Phone
- 541-416-6700
- Activities
- Biking, Climbing, Fishing, Photography, Day Use Area, Camping
Site map
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About
BLM campground. This cozy and compact campground offers year-round camping and Crooked Wild and Scenic River access along the Lower Crooked Back Country Byway. Campground facilities include 5 campsites, day-use parking with access to the Crooked Wild and Scenic River.
Stay limit: 14 Days.
Fees
$8 per night; $2 per extra vehicle (tow vehicles excluded) with a maximum of two vehicles allowed per site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 28° | 4° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 42° | 29° | -7° | 62° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 50° | 31° | 9° | 73° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 54° | 36° | 23° | 77° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 64° | 45° | 32° | 87° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 75° | 51° | 40° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 61° | 48° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 88° | 61° | 49° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 75° | 52° | 43° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 66° | 42° | 33° | 80° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 52° | 35° | 20° | 66° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 41° | 28° | 1° | 58° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Trails nearby
- Chimney Rock Trailhead · 1.2 mi as the crow flies
Chimney Rock Trail 1.3 mi Hike, Chimney Rock Campground Site Trail 0.5 mi Hike, Chimney Rock Site Trail Hike · Drive there - Reservoir Road OHV Play Area · 2.9 mi as the crow flies
Millican Plateau Ohv Trail 55 8.2 mi Hike, Millican Plateau Ohv Trail 80 4.2 mi Hike · Drive there - Corrals Staging Area · 5.8 mi as the crow flies
Millican Plateau Ohv Trail 81 9.4 mi Hike, Millican Plateau Ohv Trail 100 3.1 mi Hike · Drive there - Four Corners Staging Area · 6.8 mi as the crow flies
Millican Plateau Ohv Trail 120 12 mi Hike, Millican Plateau Ohv Trail 55 8.2 mi Hike, Millican Plateau Ohv Trail 56 1.1 mi Hike · Drive there - Milican Cliffs Pedestrian Access Gate · 8.0 mi as the crow flies · Drive there
All 673 trails in BLM lands in Oregon
Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map, within 10 miles as the crow flies; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
Nearby campgrounds
- Post Pile Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 1 mi · 7 sites
- Big Bend Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 1 mi · 13 sites
- Chimney Rock Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 1 mi
- Lone Pine Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 2 mi · 6 sites
- Stillwater Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 2 mi
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