Camping near Ashland, Oregon

Camping near Ashland at a glance

Public campgrounds

12 (8 County, 2 BLM, 2 National Forest)

Getting a site

7 reservable and 5 first-come

Cost

1 free; lowest posted fee at Wildcat Campground: "$7 per night"

Distance from Ashland

4.7 miles (Emigrant Lake Oak Slope Campground) to 19 miles (Daley Creek Campground) in a straight line; 8 within 15 miles

Elevation

2,272 ft (Emigrant Lake Point RV Park) to 6,685 ft (Mt Ashland), 12 of 12 on record

Season

1 open all year, 8 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

519 across the 12 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

3 take RVs; hookups at Emigrant Lake Point RV Park and Howard Prairie Resort Campground; longest stated RV length 70 ft (Hyatt Lake Recreation Area)

Drinking water

4 of 12

Distances are straight-line miles from Ashland's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Ashland

• Wrangle Campground, 13 miles from Ashland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Talent.
• Southern Oregon RV Park, 18 miles from Ashland in a straight line , County , reservable ($45/night standard (60 by 12 ft), $47 premium (75 by 15 ft); reservation fee $8 online, $10 by phone); listed under camping near Central Point.
• Beaver Sulphur Group Campground, 18 miles from Ashland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Jacksonville.
• Beaver Dam Group Campground, 19 miles from Ashland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $40 per night); listed under camping near Rocky Point.
• Cantrall Buckley County Park Campground, 19 miles from Ashland in a straight line , County , first-come ($30/night (1 vehicle included); group campground $100/night); listed under camping near Ruch.
• Acorn Woman Lakes, 20 miles from Ashland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $15 per site); listed under camping near Jacksonville.
• Flumet Flat Group Campground, 21 miles from Ashland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Jacksonville.
• Jackson Campground Complex, 21 miles from Ashland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Jacksonville.
• North Fork Campground, 22 miles from Ashland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Butte Falls.
• Willow Prairie Horsecamp, 22 miles from Ashland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Butte Falls.
• Willow Lake County Park Campground, 23 miles from Ashland in a straight line , County , reservable ($40/night full hookup, $35 water/electric, $30 no hookups; cabins $175, yurts $70; group $250); listed under camping near Butte Falls.
• Doe Point Campground, 24 miles from Ashland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Butte Falls.
• Harr Point Campground, 24 miles from Ashland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Jacksonville.
• Fish Lake Campground, 24 miles from Ashland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $12.50 per night (walk-in site)); listed under camping near Butte Falls.
• Fish Lake Resort, 24 miles from Ashland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($25/Night for single unit w/electric hookup (up to 4 people)); listed under camping near Eagle Point.
• Hart-tish Recreation Complex, 24 miles from Ashland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Day use:); listed under camping near Jacksonville.
• Surveyor Campground, 24 miles from Ashland in a straight line , BLM (No fees); listed under camping near Keno.
• Tipsu Tyee Campground, 24 miles from Ashland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Jacksonville.
• Whiskey Springs Campground, 25 miles from Ashland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Butte Falls.
• Fourbit Ford Campground, 26 miles from Ashland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Butte Falls.
• Watkins Campground, 26 miles from Ashland in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Peak season: $20 per night; extra vehicle $5; free off-season (walk-in, no services)); listed under camping near Jacksonville.
• Carberry Campground, 27 miles from Ashland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($75 per night for the entire campground; $40 per night for a single site (via concessionaire)); listed under camping near Williams.
• Valley of the Rogue State Park, 27 miles from Ashland in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Residents: full hookup $31-$60, electric $29-$55 a night (2026 statewide ranges)); listed under camping near Foots Creek.
• Sunset Campground, 28 miles from Ashland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Keno.
• Aspen Point Group Campground, 28 miles from Ashland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Keno.
• Aspen Point Campground, 28 miles from Ashland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $32 per night); listed under camping near Keno.
• Fourmile Lake Campground and Trailheads, 29 miles from Ashland in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $22 per night); listed under camping near Klamath Falls.

Things to do near Ashland

Public land and water within 30 miles of Ashland, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.

• Emigrant Lake, at Emigrant Lake Oak Slope Campground (4.7 miles from Ashland): A 1,467-acre county park with 12 miles of lake frontage just outside Ashland, for fishing, boating, swimming and hiking.
• Emigrant Lake, at Emigrant Lake Point RV Park (4.8 miles from Ashland): Lakeshore RV park on the north end of Emigrant Lake, minutes from downtown Ashland, with bass, crappie and trout fishing and water skiing.
• Klamath National Forest, Mt Ashland (8.1 miles from Ashland) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Pacific Crest Trail on the Siskiyou Crest, at Mt Ashland (8.1 miles from Ashland): High campground (about 6,000 to 6,600 ft) on the Siskiyou Crest one mile south of Mt. Ashland Ski Resort with access to the Pacific Crest Trail; known for wildflowers and butterflies.
• Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, 3 of the 12 campgrounds here sit inside this BLM unit, the nearest Hyatt Lake Recreation Area at 12 miles from Ashland; publiclandsdb.com has its camping rule, field office, and boundary.
• Hyatt Lake, at Wildcat Campground (13 miles from Ashland): Hyatt Lake is a 10 mph no-wake lake at about 5,000 feet in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, fished for trout and smallmouth bass, with an undeveloped boat launch at Wildcat.
• Howard Prairie Lake, at Grizzly County Campground (15 miles from Ashland): An 80-acre park with 1.36 miles of Howard Prairie Lake frontage and a view of Mt. McLoughlin; some of the best trout and bass fishing in Southern Oregon.
• Horse camp at Howard Prairie, at Lily Glen Equestrian Campground (15 miles from Ashland): A 40-acre equestrian park with a corral at every campsite and easy riding trails along the Howard Prairie Lake shore.
• Howard Prairie marina, at Howard Prairie Resort Campground (15 miles from Ashland): A 155-acre county-run resort with 1.63 miles of lake frontage, a 4-lane boat ramp, marina with boat rentals, store and cafe.
• Howard Prairie Lake, at Willow Point County Campground (15 miles from Ashland): A 59-acre park with 0.87 miles of lakefront, a view of Mt. McLoughlin, an extended boat ramp and a fish cleaning station.

Supplies and emergencies near Ashland

Nearest emergency room: Asante Ashland Community Hospital, 280 Maple St, Ashland, OR, 1.7 miles from Ashland , (541) 482-2441. Next nearest: Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center, 2825 E Barnett Rd, Medford, OR, 11 miles, (541) 789-7000. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Safeway supermarket · 0.4 miles · (541) 482-7777 · Hours Mo-Su 06:00-23:00
• 7-Eleven convenience store · 0.5 miles · (541) 482-8496
• gateway shopping ctr lft supermarket · 0.7 miles

Fuel

• Astro fuel station · 0.6 miles
• Mobil fuel station · 0.8 miles
• Shell fuel station · 1.6 miles

Propane

• Shell fuel station · 1.6 miles
• 76 fuel station · 1.8 miles
• 76 fuel station · 12 miles · (541) 842-9200 · Hours 24/7

RV dump station

• Ashland Talent RV Park RV park · 5.5 miles · (541) 539-4729
• Hyatt Lake Recreation Area campground · 12 miles
• Southern Oregon RV Park RV park · 18 miles · (541) 423-8115

Potable water fill

• Holiday RV Park RV park · 8.8 miles · (541) 535-2183

Pharmacy

• Ashland Drug pharmacy · 0.7 miles · (541) 482-3366
• Bi-Mart Pharmacy pharmacy · 1.5 miles · (541) 482-8191 · Hours Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-18:00
• CVS pharmacy · 1.5 miles · (541) 482-7409 · Hours Mo-Su 08:00-21:00

Laundromat

• Laundromat laundromat · 13 miles
• Alsco laundromat · 16 miles
• The laundry laundromat · 16 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Ashland: ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-09-29; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.

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