USDA Forest Service · Oregon
Watkins Campground
USDA Forest Service · Oregon, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $15 per night Additional Vehicle Fee: $5 per vehicle per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,100 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- NFSR 1000520 · asphalt · moderate degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Jacksonville, Ruch, Medford, OR
Season dates aren't confirmed for this campground yet - opening and closing dates haven't been verified. Check the operator's page or call ahead before you plan a trip.
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About
US Forest Service campground. Sites are located on Applegate Lake. There are wheelchair accessible facilities. Facilities 14 campsites (tent-sites) with picnic tables, and fire pits. 1 group campsite (20-50 people). No drinking water. Vault toilet available, Garbage disposal available during operating season. Seasol information: The site is free and open during the off-season as a walk-in site (parking at the gate, and; proceeding on foot). No services or water are available during the off-season. Please pack out all trash and remember to Leave No Trace. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 36° | 26° | 62° | 5 of 11 |
| February | 48° | 36° | 12° | 72° | 7 of 11 |
| March | 53° | 36° | 22° | 80° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 60° | 39° | 25° | 77° | 2 of 11 |
| May | 69° | 48° | 37° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 76° | 53° | 40° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 62° | 50° | 105° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 90° | 62° | 53° | 105° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 80° | 56° | 45° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 73° | 48° | 38° | 87° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 57° | 41° | 29° | 72° | 1 of 10 |
| December | 47° | 36° | 21° | 65° | 4 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
- Collings Mountain - Watkins Campground Trailhead · 0.1 mi as the crow flies
Collings Mountain 6.5 mi Hike, Da-Ku-Be-Te-De 4.2 mi Hike · Drive there - Manzanita Trailhead · 0.5 mi as the crow flies
Payette 7.6 mi Hike · Drive there - Stein Butte Trailhead · 0.8 mi as the crow flies
Stein Butte 4.5 mi Hike · Drive there - Collings Mountain - Hart-tish Park Trailhead · 2.3 mi as the crow flies
Collings Mountain 6.5 mi Hike, Da-Ku-Be-Te-De 4.2 mi Hike · Drive there - Grouse Loop - Hart-tish Park Trailhead · 2.4 mi as the crow flies
Grouse Loop 1.8 mi Hike · Drive there
All 303 trails in Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests
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
- Carberry Group Campground · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi · 1 sites
- Tipsu Tyee Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Harr Point Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Hart-Tish Recreation Complex · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- HART-TISH PARK at APPLEGATE LAKE · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 17 sites
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