Camping near Jacksonville, Oregon

Camping near Jacksonville at a glance

Public campgrounds

8 (8 National Forest)

Getting a site

5 reservable and 3 first-come

Cost

2 free; lowest posted fee at Acorn Woman Lakes: "Single Site: $15 per site"

Distance from Jacksonville

14 miles (Beaver Sulphur Group Campground) to 22 miles (Watkins Campground) in a straight line; 3 within 15 miles

Elevation

1,645 ft (Flumet Flat Group Campground) to 3,099 ft (Acorn Woman Lakes), 8 of 8 on record

Season

1 open all year, 1 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

71 across the 8 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

3 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 40 ft (Hart-tish Recreation Complex)

Drinking water

1 of 8

Distances are straight-line miles from Jacksonville'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 Jacksonville

• Southern Oregon RV Park, 6 miles from Jacksonville 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.
• Cantrall Buckley County Park Campground, 8 miles from Jacksonville in a straight line , County , first-come ($30/night (1 vehicle included); group campground $100/night); listed under camping near Ruch.
• Valley of the Rogue State Park, 11 miles from Jacksonville 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.
• Wrangle Campground, 19 miles from Jacksonville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Talent.
• Emigrant Lake Oak Slope Campground, 21 miles from Jacksonville in a straight line , County , reservable ($30/night no hookups (1 vehicle included); reservation fee $8 online, $10 by phone); listed under camping near Ashland.
• Mt Ashland, 21 miles from Jacksonville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Ashland.
• Emigrant Lake Point RV Park, 21 miles from Jacksonville in a straight line , County , reservable ($43/night full hookup, RVs only (1 vehicle included); reservation fee $8 online, $10 by phone); listed under camping near Ashland.
• Carberry Campground, 22 miles from Jacksonville 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.
• Schroeder County Park Campground, 22 miles from Jacksonville in a straight line , County , reservable ($50/night full hookup, $35 tent (May 15 to Sept. 15); $40/$30 rest of year; group $90; $9 res. fee); listed under camping near Grants Pass.
• Elderberry Flat Campground, 25 miles from Jacksonville in a straight line , BLM (No fee); listed under camping near Rogue River.
• Rogue Elk County Park Campground, 26 miles from Jacksonville in a straight line , County , reservable ($35/night electric, $30 no hookups (1 vehicle included); reservation fee $8 online, $10 by phone); listed under camping near Trail.
• Whitehorse County Park Campground, 26 miles from Jacksonville in a straight line , County , reservable ($35/night full hookup, $25 tent (year-round); yurt $55; $9 reservation fee); listed under camping near Grants Pass.
• Chinquapinn Camp Group Campground, 28 miles from Jacksonville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $75 per night (whole site)); listed under camping near Cave Junction.
• Hyatt Lake Recreation Area, 28 miles from Jacksonville in a straight line , BLM , reservable ; listed under camping near Ashland.
• Lily Glen Equestrian Campground, 28 miles from Jacksonville in a straight line , County , first-come ($28/night (1 vehicle included); group camp A $150/night, B $100/night); listed under camping near Ashland.
• Grayback, 28 miles from Jacksonville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Cave Junction.
• Grizzly County Campground, 28 miles from Jacksonville in a straight line , County , first-come ($28/night (1 vehicle included); $8 per extra vehicle; day parking $6); listed under camping near Ashland.
• Wildcat Campground, 28 miles from Jacksonville in a straight line , BLM , reservable ($7 per night); listed under camping near Ashland.
• Griffin County Park Campground, 28 miles from Jacksonville in a straight line , County , reservable ($50/night full hookup, $35 tent (May 15 to Sept. 15); $40/$30 rest of year; yurt $65 to $70; $9 res. fee); listed under camping near Grants Pass.
• Willow Lake County Park Campground, 28 miles from Jacksonville in a straight line , County , reservable ($40/night full hookup, $35 water/electric, $30 no hookups; cabins $175, yurts $70; group $250); listed under camping near Butte Falls.
• Howard Prairie Resort Campground, 29 miles from Jacksonville in a straight line , County , reservable ($30/night no hookups, $35 water/electric, $43 full hookup; reservation fee $8 online, $10 by phone); listed under camping near Ashland.
• Willow Point County Campground, 30 miles from Jacksonville in a straight line , County , reservable ($28/night no hookups (1 vehicle included); reservation fee $8 online, $10 by phone); listed under camping near Ashland.

Tent camping near Jacksonville

• Jackson Campground Complex : 8 tent sites , 15 miles from Jacksonville.
• Acorn Woman Lakes : 15 walk-in sites , 19 miles from Jacksonville.
• Hart-tish Recreation Complex : 8 tent sites , 20 miles from Jacksonville.
• Harr Point Campground : 5 tent sites , 5 walk-in sites , 21 miles from Jacksonville.
• Tipsu Tyee Campground : 5 tent sites , 21 miles from Jacksonville.
• Watkins Campground : 14 tent sites , 22 miles from Jacksonville.

Things to do near Jacksonville

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

• Valley of the Rogue State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 12 miles from Jacksonville; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, 5 of the 8 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Beaver Sulphur Group Campground at 14 miles from Jacksonville; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Bigfoot trap, at Jackson Campground Complex (15 miles from Jacksonville): An inactive Bigfoot trap built in 1974 along the Collings Mountain Trail near the campground, billed by the Forest Service as the only known one in the world.
• Applegate Lake, at Tipsu Tyee Campground (21 miles from Jacksonville): The campground sits on the shore of Applegate Lake and can be reached only on foot by the Payette Trail No. 970 or by boat.
• Klamath National Forest, a national forest whose mapped point is 22 miles from Jacksonville; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Applegate Lake, at Watkins Campground (22 miles from Jacksonville): Sites sit on Applegate Lake; off-season the campground stays open free as a walk-in site from the gate, with no water or services.
• Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, a national forest whose mapped point is 25 miles from Jacksonville; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 27 miles from Jacksonville; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Red Buttes Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 29 miles from Jacksonville; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Red Buttes Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 30 miles from Jacksonville; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Jacksonville

Nearest emergency room: Providence Medford Medical Center, 1111 Crater Lake Ave, Medford, OR, 5.8 miles from Jacksonville , (541) 732-5000. Next nearest: Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center, 2825 E Barnett Rd, Medford, OR, 7.1 miles, (541) 789-7000. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Ray's Food Place supermarket · 0.3 miles · (541) 899-1262
• Power Market convenience store · 0.8 miles
• West Hills Country Store convenience store · 3.1 miles · (541) 772-5792 · Hours Mo-Fr 06:00-20:00; Sa,Su 07:00-20:00

Fuel

• Chevron fuel station · 0.8 miles
• Chevron fuel station · 3.4 miles
• Mobil fuel station · 3.6 miles

Propane

• 76 fuel station · 4.7 miles · (541) 842-9200 · Hours 24/7
• Shell fuel station · 5.6 miles
• Ferrelgas propane dealer · 8.6 miles

RV dump station

• Southern Oregon RV Park RV park · 6 miles · (541) 423-8115
• Medford/Gold Hill KOA Journey RV park · 8.7 miles
• Ashland Talent RV Park RV park · 11 miles · (541) 539-4729

Potable water fill

• Holiday RV Park RV park · 7.9 miles · (541) 535-2183

Pharmacy

• West Main Pharmacy pharmacy · 3.6 miles
• Albertsons pharmacy · 3.7 miles
• Walgreens pharmacy · 3.7 miles

Laundromat

• Alsco laundromat · 4.7 miles
• The laundry laundromat · 4.8 miles
• Laundromat laundromat · 4.9 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Jacksonville: 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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