Camping near Crane, Oregon

Camping near Crane at a glance

Public campgrounds

3 (3 BLM)

Getting a site

3 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Jackman Park Campground: "$16 per vehicle per night; additional passenger vehicle $5 per night"

Distance from Crane

45 miles (Page Springs Campground) to 53 miles (South Steens Campground) in a straight line; none within 15 miles

Elevation

4,239 ft (Page Springs Campground) to 7,654 ft (Jackman Park Campground), 3 of 3 on record

Season

1 open all year, 2 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

42 across the 2 campgrounds that state a count

Drinking water

2 of 3

Distances are straight-line miles from Crane'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.

Things to do near Crane

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

• Blitzen River Trail, at Page Springs Campground (45 miles from Crane): Two trails start in the campground: the Blitzen River Trail runs 4 miles up the Donner und Blitzen River, and the 1-mile Wilderness Nature Trail loops to the bluff top.
• Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Page Springs Campground (45 miles from Crane) sits inside this national wildlife refuge; publiclandsdb.com has its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary.
• Kiger Gorge Overlook, at Jackman Park Campground (48 miles from Crane): Near the campground on the Steens Mountain Loop: views into glacially carved, U-shaped Kiger Gorge and sometimes its wild horse herd.
• Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area, 2 of the 3 campgrounds here sit inside this BLM unit, the nearest Jackman Park Campground at 48 miles from Crane; publiclandsdb.com has its camping rule, field office, and boundary.
• Riddle Brothers Ranch, at South Steens Campground (53 miles from Crane): The campground is close to the Historic Riddle Brothers Ranch, several hiking trails, and the Little Blitzen and Big Indian gorges of Steens Mountain.

Supplies and emergencies near Crane

Nearest emergency room: Harney District Hospital, 557 W Washington St, Burns, OR, 27 miles from Crane , (541) 573-7281. Next nearest: Blue Mountain Hospital, 170 Ford Rd, John Day, OR, 72 miles, (541) 575-1311. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Crane Store & Cafe convenience store · 0.4 miles
• The Narrows RV Park convenience store · 22 miles

Fuel

• Crane Store and Cafe Gas Pump fuel station · 0.3 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Crane: propane, RV dump station, potable water fill, pharmacy, 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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