Camping near Grants Pass, Oregon

Camping near Grants Pass at a glance

Public campgrounds

4 (3 County, 1 National Forest)

Getting a site

3 reservable and 1 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Spalding Pond: "Single Site: $10 per night; additional vehicle $5 per night"

Distance from Grants Pass

2.1 miles (Schroeder County Park Campground) to 20 miles (Spalding Pond) in a straight line; 3 within 15 miles

Elevation

836 ft (Griffin County Park Campground) to 3,361 ft (Spalding Pond), 4 of 4 on record

Season

1 open all year

Campsites

36 across the 3 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

3 take RVs; hookups at Schroeder County Park Campground, Whitehorse County Park Campground, and Griffin County Park Campground

Drinking water

3 of 4

Distances are straight-line miles from Grants Pass'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 Grants Pass

• Valley of the Rogue State Park, 10 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Residents: full hookup $31-$60, electric $29-$55 a night (2026 statewide ranges)); listed under camping near Foots Creek.
• Indian Mary County Park Campground, 14 miles from Grants Pass 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.
• Ennis Riffle County Park Campground, 15 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , County , reservable ($15/night gravel bar camping (undeveloped)); listed under camping near Merlin.
• Almeda County Park Campground, 18 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , County , reservable ($25/night tent site; group site $75; yurt $55; $9 reservation fee); listed under camping near Merlin.
• Lake Selmac County Park Campground, 18 miles from Grants Pass 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.
• Big Pine, 18 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $5 per night); listed under camping near Merlin.
• Sam Brown, 18 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night; additional vehicle $5 per night); listed under camping near Merlin.
• Wolf Creek County Park Campground, 19 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , County , reservable ($30/night water/electric, $25 tent (year-round); group site $75; $9 reservation fee); listed under camping near Wolf Creek.
• Elderberry Flat Campground, 20 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , BLM (No fee); listed under camping near Rogue River.
• Cantrall Buckley County Park Campground, 20 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , County , first-come ($30/night (1 vehicle included); group campground $100/night); listed under camping near Ruch.
• Chinquapinn Camp Group Campground, 21 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $75 per night (whole site)); listed under camping near Cave Junction.
• Grayback, 21 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Cave Junction.
• Southern Oregon RV Park, 22 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , County , reservable ($45/night standard (60 by 12 ft), $47 premium (75 by 15 ft); reservation fee $8 online, $10 by phone); listed under camping near Central Point.
• Sixmile Camp, 22 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($10 per site per night (as of 2026)); listed under camping near Selma.
• Josephine Creek Camp, 22 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Selma.
• River Bench Campground, 23 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per site; day use $5 per vehicle); listed under camping near Selma.
• Store Gulch Campground, 23 miles from Grants Pass 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, 24 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Selma.
• Flumet Flat Group Campground, 25 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Jacksonville.
• Jackson Campground Complex, 25 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Jacksonville.
• Skull Creek Campground, 27 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , BLM , first-come (No fees); listed under camping near Glendale.
• Beaver Sulphur Group Campground, 27 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Jacksonville.
• Hart-tish Recreation Complex, 28 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Day use:); listed under camping near Jacksonville.
• Bolan Lake Campground, 29 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Cave Junction.
• Carberry Campground, 29 miles from Grants Pass 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.
• Tipsu Tyee Campground, 29 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Jacksonville.
• Watkins Campground, 30 miles from Grants Pass 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.
• Harr Point Campground, 30 miles from Grants Pass in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Jacksonville.

Tent camping near Grants Pass

• Schroeder County Park Campground : 22 tent sites , 2.1 miles from Grants Pass.
• Whitehorse County Park Campground : 9 tent sites , 6.5 miles from Grants Pass.
• Griffin County Park Campground : 4 tent sites , 8.2 miles from Grants Pass.

Things to do near Grants Pass

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

• Rogue River near Grants Pass, at Schroeder County Park Campground (2.1 miles from Grants Pass): Rogue River park 4.5 miles from Grants Pass with a boat ramp, fishing platform, tennis and basketball courts and a two-section dog park.
• Whitehorse bird sanctuary, at Whitehorse County Park Campground (6.5 miles from Grants Pass): Rogue River park 8 miles from Grants Pass with a bird sanctuary and nature trails down to the river.
• Rogue River hydroplane races, at Griffin County Park Campground (8.2 miles from Grants Pass): Rogue River park with swimming and a boat ramp; its gravel bar opens for camping on Memorial Day and Labor Day race weekends.
• Valley of the Rogue State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 9.4 miles from Grants Pass; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, Spalding Pond (20 miles from Grants Pass) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Spalding Pond, at Spalding Pond (20 miles from Grants Pass): A 3-acre pond filling the basin of a 19th-century timber mill site, stocked with rainbow trout each year by ODFW, with an accessible trail, a fishing platform and a small pebble beach.
• Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 24 miles from Grants Pass; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Illinois River Forks State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 25 miles from Grants Pass; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Red Buttes Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 29 miles from Grants Pass; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Grants Pass

Nearest emergency room: Asante Three Rivers Medical Center, 500 SW Ramsey Ave, Grants Pass, OR, 1 mile from Grants Pass , (541) 472-7000. Next nearest: Providence Medford Medical Center, 1111 Crater Lake Ave, Medford, OR, 25 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

• 7-Eleven convenience store · 0.2 miles · (541) 474-0997
• La Zapoteca Market supermarket · 0.3 miles · Hours Su-Th 09:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-22:00
• Dollar Stretcher convenience store · 0.5 miles

Fuel

• Arco fuel station · 0.2 miles
• Pacific Pride fuel station · 0.6 miles
• Chevron fuel station · 0.7 miles · (541) 474-1756

Propane

• Shell fuel station · 22 miles
• Ferrelgas propane dealer · 24 miles
• 76 fuel station · 25 miles · (541) 842-9200 · Hours 24/7

RV dump station

• Medford/Gold Hill KOA Journey RV park · 15 miles
• Southern Oregon RV Park RV park · 22 miles · (541) 423-8115

Pharmacy

• Grants Pass Pharmacy pharmacy · 0.4 miles · (541) 476-4262 · Hours Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-18:00
• Walgreens pharmacy · 0.7 miles · (541) 471-4873 · Hours Mo-Su 08:00-22:00
• CVS Pharmacy pharmacy · 0.8 miles · (541) 479-6698 · Hours Mo-Fr 08:00-13:30,14:00-20:00; Sa-Su 09:00-13:30,14:00-18:00

Laundromat

• Central Point Cleaners laundromat · 22 miles · Hours Mo-Fr 08:00-16:00
• Washing Well laundromat · 22 miles
• 4th st laundromat laundromat · 22 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Grants Pass: 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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