Camping near Brookings, Oregon

Camping near Brookings at a glance

Public campgrounds

8 (5 National Forest, 2 State Park, 1 Other Agency)

Getting a site

3 reservable and 5 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Ludlum Campground: "Single Site: $10 per night; additional vehicle $3 per night"

Distance from Brookings

0.5 miles (Harris Beach State Park) to 12 miles (South Fork Lower) in a straight line; 8 within 15 miles

Elevation

22 ft (Beachfront RV Park) to 300 ft (Ludlum Campground), 8 of 8 on record

Season

3 open all year

Campsites

320 across the 4 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

3 take RVs; hookups at Harris Beach State Park, Beachfront RV Park, and Alfred A. Loeb State Park

Drinking water

4 of 8

Distances are straight-line miles from Brookings'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 Brookings

• Little Redwood, 9.9 miles from Brookings in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Harbor.
• Winchuck, 11 miles from Brookings in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Harbor.
• Wildhorse, 28 miles from Brookings in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Gold Beach.
• Quosatana Campground, 30 miles from Brookings in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night; additional vehicle $5 per night); listed under camping near Gold Beach.
• Lobster Creek Campground, 30 miles from Brookings in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $15 per night; additional vehicle $5 per night); listed under camping near Gold Beach.

Things to do near Brookings

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

• Alfred A. Loeb State Park, its campground is 6.6 miles from Brookings; publiclandsdb.com has its hours, entrance fee, and boundary.
• Pelican State Beach, a state park whose mapped point is 7.4 miles from Brookings; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, 5 of the 8 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Miller Bar at 7.6 miles from Brookings; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Wild and Scenic Chetco River, at Miller Bar (7.6 miles from Brookings): Dispersed-style camping on a large gravel bar on the Wild and Scenic Chetco River, with a few shaded spots along the tree line. Tents or small trailers only.
• Wild and Scenic Chetco River, at Nook Bar (9.2 miles from Brookings): Dispersed campsites for tents or small trailers on a large gravel bar on the Wild and Scenic Chetco River; a few shaded spots along the tree line.
• Wild and Scenic Chetco River, at Redwood Bar (10 miles from Brookings): Dispersed gravel-bar camping for tents or small trailers on the recreational section of the Wild and Scenic Chetco River, just past Little Redwood Campground.
• Chimney Camp Trail #1279, at Ludlum Campground (10 miles from Brookings): Trail along Wheeler Creek from the campground, which sits where Wheeler Creek meets the Winchuck River; the Ludlum House recreation rental is next door.
• Chetco River confluence, at South Fork Lower (12 miles from Brookings): Lower South Fork Camp is a dispersed camp for tents and small trailers where the South Fork Chetco meets the Wild and Scenic Chetco River, with access to both rivers.
• Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 17 miles from Brookings; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Oregon Islands Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 17 miles from Brookings; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Brookings

Nearest emergency room: Curry General Hospital, 94220 4th St, Gold Beach, OR, 24 miles from Brookings , (541) 247-3000. Next nearest: Asante Three Rivers Medical Center, 500 SW Ramsey Ave, Grants Pass, OR, 55 miles, (541) 472-7000. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Grocery Outlet supermarket · 1.4 miles · (541) 412-7264 · Hours Mo-Sa 08:00-21:00; Su 09:00-20:00
• Fred Meyer supermarket · 1.5 miles · (541) 469-1610 · Hours Mo-Su 06:00-22:00
• McKay's Market supermarket · 2.9 miles · (541) 813-3203 · Hours Mo-Su 06:00-22:00

Fuel

• 76 fuel station · 1.3 miles
• Fred Meyer fuel station · 1.5 miles
• 76 fuel station · 1.9 miles · (541) 469-4988

RV dump station

• Crescent City-Redwoods KOA RV park · 19 miles

Pharmacy

• Fred Meyer Pharmacy pharmacy · 1.5 miles
• Bi-Mart pharmacy · 2 miles · +1-541-813-1910;+1-541-813-1913 · Hours Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00;Sa 09:00-18:00;Su 10:00-18:00;Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00
• CVS Pharmacy pharmacy · 22 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Brookings: propane, potable water fill, laundromat, and 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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