Camping near Cottage Grove, Oregon
Camping near Cottage Grove, Oregon includes 9 public campgrounds on record, 6 reservable and 3 first-come. Most (5 of 9) are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Schwarz Park, is 4.5 miles from Cottage Grove in a straight line, and 3 of 9 are within 15 miles. 1 is free. Another 16 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Cottage Grove.
Schwarz Park 
Baker Bay Park Campground 
Pine Meadows Campground 
Sharps Creek Recreation Site 
Rujada Campground / Picnic Site / Swordfern Trailhead Cedar Creek Campground 
Lund Park Camping near Cottage Grove at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 9 (5 National Forest, 2 Army Corps of Engineers, 1 BLM, 1 County)
- Getting a site
- 6 reservable and 3 first-come
- Cost
- 1 free
- Distance from Cottage Grove
- 4.5 miles (Schwarz Park) to 23 miles (Mineral) in a straight line; 3 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 744 ft (Schwarz Park) to 1,800 ft (Mineral), 9 of 9 on record
- Campsites
- 258 across the 9 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 4 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 114 ft (Schwarz Park)
- Drinking water
- 1 of 9
Distances are straight-line miles from Cottage Grove'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.
Reservable Schwarz Park - Agency
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Sites
- 64
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Reservable Baker Bay Park Campground - Agency
- County
- Sites
- 48
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Reservable Pine Meadows Campground - Agency
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Sites
- 94
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Reservable Sharps Creek Recreation Site - Agency
- BLM
- Sites
- 12
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Reservable Rujada Campground / Picnic Site / Swordfern Trailhead - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 12
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 10
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Reservable Lund Park - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 10
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 5
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 3
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
No campgrounds match.
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Cottage Grove
- Harralson Campground, 3.9 miles from Cottage Grove in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Oakridge.
- Ivan Oakes Campground, 20 miles from Cottage Grove in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Lowell.
- Armitage Park Campground, 22 miles from Cottage Grove in a straight line , County , reservable ; listed under camping near Coburg.
- Fall Creek State Recreation Area, 23 miles from Cottage Grove in a straight line , State Park , reservable ; listed under camping near Lowell.
- Black Canyon Campground and Picnic, 25 miles from Cottage Grove in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Oakridge.
- Dolly Varden, 25 miles from Cottage Grove in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $19 per night); listed under camping near Lowell.
- Broken Bowl, 25 miles from Cottage Grove in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Lowell.
- Richardson Park Campground, 26 miles from Cottage Grove in a straight line , County , reservable ; listed under camping near Junction City.
- Shady Dell Group Campground, 26 miles from Cottage Grove in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Oakridge.
- Clay Creek Recreation Site, 27 miles from Cottage Grove in a straight line , BLM , reservable ; listed under camping near Veneta.
- Clark Creek Organizational Camp Group Campground, 27 miles from Cottage Grove in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $240 per night Sunday to Thursday, $280 per night Friday and Saturday); listed under camping near Lowell.
- Bedrock Campground, 28 miles from Cottage Grove in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $21 per night); listed under camping near Lowell.
- Lone Pine Group Campground, 29 miles from Cottage Grove in a straight line , BLM , reservable ; listed under camping near Glide.
- Millpond Recreation Site, 29 miles from Cottage Grove in a straight line , BLM , reservable ($14 per night camping; free day use); listed under camping near Glide.
- Puma, 30 miles from Cottage Grove in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $21 per night); listed under camping near Lowell.
- Eagleview Group Campground, 30 miles from Cottage Grove in a straight line , BLM , reservable ($145 per day; $200 deposit); listed under camping near Oakland.
Things to do near Cottage Grove
Public land and water within 30 miles of Cottage Grove, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Dorena Lake, at Baker Bay Park Campground (6.3 miles from Cottage Grove): On the shore of Dorena Lake (Army Corps reservoir, 1949) with a 27-slip marina, boat ramp and designated swimming area. Alcohol-free park and campground.
- Elijah Bristow State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 15 miles from Cottage Grove; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Swordfern Trail #1404, at Rujada Campground / Picnic Site / Swordfern Trailhead (17 miles from Cottage Grove): A 1.8-mile loop from the day-use site around the campground along Layng Creek, over a wooden footbridge and through swordfern understory; shorter loop option.
- Umpqua National Forest, 5 of the 9 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Rujada Campground / Picnic Site / Swordfern Trailhead at 17 miles from Cottage Grove; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Brice Creek, at Cedar Creek Campground (20 miles from Cottage Grove): A 10-site campground on a river terrace under old-growth canopy along Brice Creek, near trailheads for hiking and mountain biking.
- Brice Creek Trail #1403, at Hobo Camp (22 miles from Cottage Grove): A short trail leads to the rocky shore of Brice Creek; the Brice Creek Trailhead down the road starts Brice Creek Trail #1403.
- Hardscrabble Grade, at Mineral (23 miles from Cottage Grove): Sits at the base of the historic Hardscrabble Grade, a former stopover for miners before the long, steep climb to the Bohemia Mining District.
- Fern Ridge Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 25 miles from Cottage Grove; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Cottage Grove
Nearest emergency room: Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center, 1515 Village Dr, Cottage Grove, OR, 1.4 miles from Cottage Grove , (541) 942-0511. Next nearest: Mckenzie-willamette Medical Center, 1460 G St, Springfield, OR, 18 miles, (541) 726-4402. 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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- American Market
- Dari Mart
- Kwik Pik Market #2
- Fuel
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- 76
- Safeway Fuel Station
- Sinclair
- Propane
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- Discount Heat Oil Co.
- Rockett Brand Racing Fuel
- Creswell 76
- RV dump station
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- Village Green RV Park
- Legacy Park
- Dexter Shores RV Park
- Pharmacy
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- Safeway
- McCoy's
- Walgreens
- Laundromat
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- The Laundry Coin
- Econo Clean Coin-Op Laundry
- Mary's Drop Off Service
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Cottage Grove: potable water fill 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 Cottage Grove, OR?
9 public campgrounds are on record near Cottage Grove. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Schwarz Park (4.5 miles), Baker Bay Park Campground (6.3 miles), Pine Meadows Campground (6.6 miles), Sharps Creek Recreation Site (15 miles), and 5 more. 5 book through Recreation.gov, 3 are first-come, first-served with no reservations, and 1 books through Lane County Parks reservations.
Is there free camping near Cottage Grove, OR?
Yes: Mineral charges no fee at the campground.
Where can I camp with an RV near Cottage Grove, OR?
4 campgrounds near Cottage Grove take RVs: Mineral, Pine Meadows Campground, Schwarz Park, and Sharps Creek Recreation Site. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Village Green RV Park, 0.8 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).
Where can I go tent camping near Cottage Grove, OR?
Lund Park lists tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where can I camp near Cottage Grove with drinking water?
Baker Bay Park Campground has potable water on record.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Cottage Grove, OR?
Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center, 1515 Village Dr, Cottage Grove, OR, is 1.4 miles from Cottage Grove in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (541) 942-0511. In an emergency, call 911.
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