Camping near Lostine, Oregon

Camping near Lostine at a glance

Public campgrounds

5 (5 National Forest)

Getting a site

5 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Irondyke Forest Camp: "Single Site: $10 per night"

Distance from Lostine

10 miles (Williamson Campground) to 16 miles (Shady Campground) in a straight line; 4 within 15 miles

Elevation

4,890 ft (Williamson Campground) to 5,475 ft (Shady Campground), 5 of 5 on record

Season

4 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

39 across the 5 campgrounds that state a count

Distances are straight-line miles from Lostine'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 Lostine

• Boundary Campground, 6.3 miles from Lostine in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Enterprise.
• Canyon Forest Camp, 9.4 miles from Lostine in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Enterprise.
• Hurricane Creek Campground, 12 miles from Lostine in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Joseph.
• Arrow Forest Camp, 15 miles from Lostine in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Enterprise.
• Minam State Recreation Area, 17 miles from Lostine in a straight line , State Park , first-come ; listed under camping near Wallowa.
• Wallowa Lake State Park, 18 miles from Lostine in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Residents: full hookup $31-$60, tent $20-$33 a night (2026 statewide ranges)); listed under camping near Wallowa Lake.
• Wallowa Falls Campground, 18 miles from Lostine in a straight line , State Park , first-come ($15/night Oregon residents, $19 non-residents); listed under camping near Wallowa Lake.
• Moss Springs Campground, 19 miles from Lostine in a straight line , National Forest (Single Site: $10 per night (Recreation.gov Scan and Pay)); listed under camping near Cove.
• Buck Creek Forest Camp, 24 miles from Lostine in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near La Grande.
• No. Fork Catherine Group Campground, 25 miles from Lostine in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($40 per night for the group site (up to 30 people)); listed under camping near La Grande.
• Nf Catherine Creek Campground, 26 miles from Lostine in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near La Grande.
• Vigne Campground, 27 miles from Lostine in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Enterprise.
• Catherine Creek State Park, 28 miles from Lostine in a straight line , State Park , first-come ; listed under camping near Union.
• Coyote Campground, 29 miles from Lostine in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Enterprise.
• Lick Creek Campground, 30 miles from Lostine in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Joseph.

Things to do near Lostine

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

• Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, all 5 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Williamson Campground at 10 miles from Lostine; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Wild and Scenic Lostine River, at Irondyke Forest Camp (13 miles from Lostine): A small rustic camp in pine and fir along the Wild and Scenic Lostine River, used as a base for the adjacent Eagle Cap Wilderness.
• Nez Perce National Historical Park, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 14 miles from Lostine; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Maxwell Trailhead on the Lostine River, at Shady Campground (16 miles from Lostine): Small rustic camp in cool fir and pine forest on the Wild and Scenic Lostine River next to the Maxwell Trailhead into the Eagle Cap Wilderness.
• Eagle Cap Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 18 miles from Lostine; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Wallowa Lake State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 18 miles from Lostine; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Minam State Recreation Area, a state park whose mapped point is 25 miles from Lostine; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Catherine Creek State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 28 miles from Lostine; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Lostine

Nearest emergency room: Wallowa Memorial Hospital, 601 Medical Pkwy, Enterprise, OR, 8 miles from Lostine , (541) 426-3111. Next nearest: Grande Ronde Hospital, 900 Sunset Dr, La Grande, OR, 35 miles, (541) 963-8421. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Wallowa Food City supermarket · 7.4 miles
• Safeway supermarket · 8.1 miles · (541) 426-3722
• Dollar Stretcher supermarket · 8.6 miles

Fuel

• Chevron fuel station · 8.4 miles
• Steve’s Auto Repair & Texaco Station fuel station · 8.6 miles
• Pauls Service Station fuel station · 13 miles

Pharmacy

• Olive Branch pharmacy · 8.3 miles

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