Camping near Dufur, Oregon

Camping near Dufur at a glance

Public campgrounds

8 (8 National Forest)

Getting a site

8 first-come

Cost

1 free; lowest posted fee at Fifteenmile: "Single Site: $10 per night"

Distance from Dufur

14 miles (Underhill) to 25 miles (Boulder Lake) in a straight line; 1 within 15 miles

Elevation

2,077 ft (Little Badger) to 4,606 ft (Fifteenmile), 8 of 8 on record

Season

3 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

3 across the 1 campground that state a count

RVs

5 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 30 ft (Eightmile)

Distances are straight-line miles from Dufur'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 Dufur

• Twin Springs Campground, 12 miles from Dufur in a straight line , BLM , first-come ($8/night weekdays, $12 Fri-Sat June 1 to Sept 15; group sites $25/$35; $2 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Beavertail Campground, 12 miles from Dufur in a straight line , BLM , first-come (Single site: $8 weekdays, $12 weekends per night; group site: $25 weekdays, $35 weekends; $2 extra vehicle); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Rattlesnake Canyon Campground, 13 miles from Dufur in a straight line , BLM , first-come ($8/night weekdays, $12 Fri-Sat June 1 to Sept 15; group sites $25/$35; $2 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Macks Canyon Campground, 13 miles from Dufur in a straight line , BLM , first-come ($8/night weekdays, $12 Fri-Sat June 1 to Sept 15; group sites $25/$35; $2 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Jones Canyon Campground, 13 miles from Dufur in a straight line , BLM , first-come ; listed under camping near Maupin.
• Hunt Park Campground, 14 miles from Dufur in a straight line , County , first-come ($15/night tent, $30 water and power, $40 water, power and sewer); listed under camping near Tygh Valley.
• White River Campground, 16 miles from Dufur in a straight line , BLM , first-come ; listed under camping near Maupin.
• Deschutes River State Recreation Area, 17 miles from Dufur in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Residents: electric $29-$55, primitive up to $17 a night (2026 statewide ranges)); listed under camping near The Dalles.
• Blue Hole Campground, 17 miles from Dufur in a straight line , BLM , first-come ; listed under camping near Maupin.
• Bonney Crossing, 19 miles from Dufur in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Wamic.
• Oasis Campground, 19 miles from Dufur in a straight line , BLM , first-come ($8/night Sun-Thu, $12 Fri-Sat; group sites $25 Sun-Thu, $35 Fri-Sat (May 15-Sep 15); $2 extra vehicle); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Memaloose State Park, 20 miles from Dufur in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Residents: full hookup $31-$60, tent $20-$33 a night (2026 statewide ranges)); listed under camping near The Dalles.
• Sherman County RV Park, 20 miles from Dufur in a straight line , County , reservable (Nightly rates $15 to $40; weekly $200 (30 amp) or $250 (50 amp)); listed under camping near Moro.
• Rock Creek Reservoir, 21 miles from Dufur in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night; additional vehicle $8; day use $10); listed under camping near Wamic.
• Wapinitia Campground, 21 miles from Dufur in a straight line , BLM , first-come ; listed under camping near Maupin.
• Cloud Cap Saddle, 22 miles from Dufur in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Hood River.
• Sherwood, 22 miles from Dufur in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Hood River.
• Harpham Flat Campground, 22 miles from Dufur in a straight line , BLM , first-come ($8/night weekdays, $12 Fri-Sat June 1 to Sept 15; group sites $25/$35; $2 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Nottingham, 22 miles from Dufur in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Hood River.
• Long Bend Campground, 23 miles from Dufur in a straight line , BLM , first-come ($8/night weekdays, $12 Fri-Sat June 1 to Sept 15; group sites $25/$35; $2 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Badger Lake, 23 miles from Dufur in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Wamic.
• Devil's Canyon Campground, 23 miles from Dufur in a straight line , BLM , first-come ($8/night weekdays, $12 Fri-Sat June 1 to Sept 15; group sites $25/$35; $2 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Tilly Jane, 26 miles from Dufur in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night; additional vehicle $10 per night (cash or check)); listed under camping near Hood River.
• Bonney Meadows, 26 miles from Dufur in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Kinnikinnick, 26 miles from Dufur in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 night); listed under camping near Hood River.
• Forest Creek, 27 miles from Dufur in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Wamic.
• Keeps Mill, 28 miles from Dufur in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Barlow Creek, 28 miles from Dufur in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Barlow Crossing, 29 miles from Dufur in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• White River Station, 29 miles from Dufur in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Wamic.
• Alpine, 29 miles from Dufur in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Mccubbins Gulch, 29 miles from Dufur in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $21 per night; additional vehicle $8; day use $10); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Mccubbins Overflow, 29 miles from Dufur in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $21 per night); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Lepage Park, 30 miles from Dufur in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Rufus.

Things to do near Dufur

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

• Spearfish Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 12 miles from Dufur; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Horsethief Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 13 miles from Dufur; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Mt. Hood National Forest, all 8 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Underhill at 14 miles from Dufur; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Underhill Trail, at Underhill (14 miles from Dufur): The campground, a former designated dispersed campsite near a creek, sits next to the Underhill Trail off Dufur Mill Road (Forest Road 44).
• White River Falls State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 15 miles from Dufur; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Columbia Hills State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 15 miles from Dufur; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Eightmile Loop Trail #496, at Eightmile (16 miles from Dufur): An approximately 6-mile hiking and mountain-biking loop reached from the campground, part of the 44 Trail System.
• Deschutes River State Recreation Area, a state park whose mapped point is 16 miles from Dufur; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Doug's Beach State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 17 miles from Dufur; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• 44 Trails mountain biking, at Pebble Ford (17 miles from Dufur): Small creekside campground shaded by large old trees near the popular mountain-bike trails off Forest Road 44 between Eightmile and Ramsey Creeks, maintained with the 44 Trails Association.

Supplies and emergencies near Dufur

Nearest emergency room: Mid-columbia Medical Center, 1700 E 19th St, The Dalles, OR, 9.5 miles from Dufur , (541) 296-1111. Next nearest: Skyline Hospital, 211 NE Skyline Dr, White Salmon, WA, 25 miles, (509) 491-1101. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Center Market 12th Street supermarket · 9.9 miles · (541) 769-0627 · Hours Mo-Su 06:00-22:00
• La Michoacana Meat Market supermarket · 10 miles
• The Outpost convenience store · 10 miles

Fuel

• Sinclair Gas Station fuel station · 10 miles · (541) 298-2783 · Hours Mo-Su 06:00-22:00
• Sinclair convenience store · 10 miles · (541) 298-5054
• Chevron fuel station · 10 miles

RV dump station

• Peach Beach RV Park RV park · 22 miles · (509) 773-4927

Pharmacy

• Walgreens pharmacy · 11 miles

Laundromat

• Wash n Shop laundromat · 11 miles · Hours 06:30-21:00
• Rain Drop laundromat · 12 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Dufur: propane, 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.

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