Bureau of Land Management · Oregon
Big Bend Campground
Bureau of Land Management · Oregon, United States
- Sites
- 13
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,091 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, Camping, Fishing, Day Use Area, Photography, Accessible Facility or Activity
Site map
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About
BLM campground. Located south of Prineville, Oregon, this campground offers year-round camping and Crooked Wild and Scenic River access along the Lower Crooked Back Country Byway. Cooperatively managed in partnership with the Bureau of Reclamation and Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, this campground's facilities include 13 campsites, one group use area and a day-use area 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. Group-use site is $16 per night.
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° | 35° | 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 | 87° | 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° | 19° | 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 · 1.9 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 · 2.4 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 · 6.6 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 - Alfalfa Curves Staging Area · 8.3 mi as the crow flies
Millican Plateau Ohv Trail 83 9.3 mi Hike · 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
- Poison Butte Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 1 mi · 5 sites
- Post Pile Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 1 mi · 7 sites
- Chimney Rock Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 2 mi
- Lone Pine Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 2 mi · 6 sites
- Stillwater Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 3 mi
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