Jones Creek Campground
Its 43 sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), camping costs $20 vehicle sites, $15 walk-in tent sites, $5 extra vehicle; group site $50/night, and it is open from mid-May to mid-September. Jones Creek Campground is a State Forest campground near Fairview, Oregon.
First-come, first-served
1 / 3The fire lookout tower replica at the Tillamook Forest Center, near Jones Creek Campground. Photo: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0
- Managed by
- State Forest
Wilson River Trail and Jones Creek swimming hole: The Wilson River Trail leaves from the campground and leads to the Jones Creek Day Use Area, a popular Wilson River swimming hole, near the Tillamook Forest Center. (oregonstateparks.reserveamerica.com)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- State Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- $20 vehicle sites, $15 walk-in tent sites, $5 extra vehicle; group site $50/night
- Booking window
- Group site: same day up to 6 months ahead
Sources: services.arcgis.com, accessed 2026-09-29; oregon.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; oregonstateparks.reserveamerica.com, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 43
- Tent sites
- 14
- Group sites
- 1
- Group site capacity
- Up to 24 people
- Walk-in sites
- 14
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, potable water, fire rings, and pets allowed.
Sources: services.arcgis.com, accessed 2026-09-29; oregonstateparks.reserveamerica.com, accessed 2026-09-29
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 days in any 35-day period
- Quiet hours
- 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campground host
- On site
Sources: services.arcgis.com, accessed 2026-09-29; oregon.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; oregonstateparks.reserveamerica.com, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 572 ft
45.5894, -123.5586 in Tillamook. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Jones Creek Campground is open from mid-May to mid-September , at 572 ft.
Sources: services.arcgis.com, accessed 2026-09-29; epqs.nationalmap.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; oregonstateparks.reserveamerica.com, accessed 2026-09-29
Common questions
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Around Jones Creek Campground
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Cape Meares Lake, whose mapped center point is 20 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Cape Meares Lake fishing on fishypedia.com.
First-come Keenig Creek Campground 
First-come Elk Creek Campground More campgrounds: camping near Fairview and campgrounds in Tillamook.
Sources
- services.arcgis.com (coordinates, sites, toilets, water, fireRings, season, fee, hostOnSite, closure), accessed 2026-09-29
- oregon.gov (petsAllowed, manager), accessed 2026-09-29
- oregon.gov (reservationSystem, stayLimit, quietHours), accessed 2026-09-29
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-29
- oregonstateparks.reserveamerica.com (reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, sites, season, fee, reservationWindow, hostOnSite, notableFeature), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0
- Photo 2: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0
- Photo 3: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0