Camping near Cave Junction, Oregon
Camping near Cave Junction, Oregon includes 3 public campgrounds on record, 1 reservable and 2 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Grayback, is 9.7 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line, and all 3 are within 15 miles. Another 29 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Cave Junction.
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Camping near Cave Junction at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 3 (3 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 1 reservable and 2 first-come
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Bolan Lake Campground: "Single Site: $10 per night"
- Distance from Cave Junction
- 9.7 miles (Grayback) to 14 miles (Bolan Lake Campground) in a straight line; 3 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 1,826 ft (Grayback) to 5,414 ft (Bolan Lake Campground), 3 of 3 on record
- Season
- 1 seasonal with posted dates
- Campsites
- 54 across the 3 campgrounds that state a count
- Drinking water
- 2 of 3
Distances are straight-line miles from Cave Junction'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.
First-come Grayback - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 39
- Season
- May to October
- Fee
- Single Site: $15 per night
Reservable Chinquapinn Camp Group Campground - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 1
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Group Site: $75 per night (whole site)
First-come Bolan Lake Campground - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 14
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Cave Junction
- Josephine Creek Camp, 5.6 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Selma.
- Lake Selmac County Park Campground, 7.3 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , County , reservable ($40/night full hookup, $35 partial, $30 tent (year-round); yurt $65; group $75; $9 reservation fee); listed under camping near Selma.
- River Bench Campground, 10 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per site; day use $5 per vehicle); listed under camping near Selma.
- Sixmile Camp, 10 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($10 per site per night (as of 2026)); listed under camping near Selma.
- Store Gulch Campground, 10 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night; additional vehicle $5 per night (cashless, Recreation.gov Scan and Pay)); listed under camping near Selma.
- Echo Beach Campground, 11 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Selma.
- Spalding Pond, 13 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night; additional vehicle $5 per night); listed under camping near Grants Pass.
- Sam Brown, 19 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night; additional vehicle $5 per night); listed under camping near Merlin.
- Big Pine, 20 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $5 per night); listed under camping near Merlin.
- Whitehorse County Park Campground, 21 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , County , reservable ($35/night full hookup, $25 tent (year-round); yurt $55; $9 reservation fee); listed under camping near Grants Pass.
- Griffin County Park Campground, 22 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , County , reservable ($50/night full hookup, $35 tent (May 15 to Sept. 15); $40/$30 rest of year; yurt $65 to $70; $9 res. fee); listed under camping near Grants Pass.
- Schroeder County Park Campground, 23 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , County , reservable ($50/night full hookup, $35 tent (May 15 to Sept. 15); $40/$30 rest of year; group $90; $9 res. fee); listed under camping near Grants Pass.
- South Fork Lower, 25 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night per vehicle); listed under camping near Brookings.
- Ludlum Campground, 25 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night; additional vehicle $3 per night); listed under camping near Brookings.
- Redwood Bar, 25 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night per vehicle); listed under camping near Brookings.
- Little Redwood, 26 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Harbor.
- Winchuck, 26 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Harbor.
- Nook Bar, 26 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night per vehicle); listed under camping near Brookings.
- Carberry Campground, 27 miles from Cave Junction 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.
- Watkins Campground, 27 miles from Cave Junction 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.
- Indian Mary County Park Campground, 27 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , County , reservable ($50/night full, $40 partial, $35 tent (May 15 to Sept. 15); $40/$35/$30 off-season; group $90); listed under camping near Merlin.
- Miller Bar, 27 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night per vehicle); listed under camping near Brookings.
- Ennis Riffle County Park Campground, 28 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , County , reservable ($15/night gravel bar camping (undeveloped)); listed under camping near Merlin.
- Hart-tish Recreation Complex, 28 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Day use:); listed under camping near Jacksonville.
- Alfred A. Loeb State Park, 28 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Residents: electric $29-$55 a night (2026 statewide ranges)); listed under camping near Brookings.
- Tipsu Tyee Campground, 28 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Jacksonville.
- Flumet Flat Group Campground, 29 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Jacksonville.
- Harr Point Campground, 29 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Jacksonville.
- Jackson Campground Complex, 29 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Jacksonville.
Things to do near Cave Junction
Public land and water within 30 miles of Cave Junction, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Illinois River Forks State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 0.9 miles from Cave Junction; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Grayback Interpretive Trail and Cedar Guard Station, at Grayback (9.7 miles from Cave Junction): A 1-mile family trail to Grayback Creek and around the historic Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Cedar Guard Station; Oregon Caves National Monument is about 5 miles up the road.
- Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, all 3 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Grayback at 9.7 miles from Cave Junction; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Camp Oregon Caves CCC site, at Chinquapinn Camp Group Campground (10 miles from Cave Junction): Former site of the Camp Oregon Caves Civilian Conservation Corps camp (1933 to 1941), beside the historic guard station, with the Grayback Interpretive Trail #1204; Oregon Caves National Monument is 10 miles east.
- Bolan Lake and Bolan Mountain Lookout, at Bolan Lake Campground (14 miles from Cave Junction): A 12-acre lake high above the Illinois Valley; Bolan Lake Trail #1245 climbs from the campground to the rentable fire lookout on Bolan Peak.
- Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 14 miles from Cave Junction; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Red Buttes Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 18 miles from Cave Junction; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Six Rivers National Forest, a national forest whose mapped point is 22 miles from Cave Junction; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Kalmiopsis Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 22 miles from Cave Junction; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, a national forest whose mapped point is 25 miles from Cave Junction; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Cave Junction
Nearest emergency room: Asante Three Rivers Medical Center, 500 SW Ramsey Ave, Grants Pass, OR, 23 miles from Cave Junction , (541) 472-7000. Next nearest: Providence Medford Medical Center, 1111 Crater Lake Ave, Medford, OR, 42 miles, (541) 732-5000. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.
- Groceries
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- La Zapoteca Market
- Pinnacle 365
- Shop Smart
- Fuel
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- 76
- Chevron
- Shell
- Pharmacy
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- Albertsons Pharmacy
- CVS
- CVS Pharmacy
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Cave Junction: propane, RV dump station, 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.
Common questions
Where can I camp around Cave Junction, OR?
3 public campgrounds are on record near Cave Junction. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Grayback (9.7 miles), Chinquapinn Camp Group Campground (10 miles), and Bolan Lake Campground (14 miles). 2 are first-come, first-served with no reservations and 1 books through Recreation.gov.
Is there free camping near Cave Junction, OR?
Not at a developed campground: each of the 3 public campgrounds on record near Cave Junction charges a fee, listed in the table.
Where can I camp near Cave Junction with drinking water?
Chinquapinn Camp Group Campground and Grayback have potable water on record.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Cave Junction, OR?
Asante Three Rivers Medical Center, 500 SW Ramsey Ave, Grants Pass, OR, is 23 miles from Cave Junction in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (541) 472-7000. In an emergency, call 911.
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