Camping near Lowell, Oregon
Camping near Lowell, Oregon includes 8 public campgrounds on record, 8 reservable. Most (6 of 8) are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Ivan Oakes Campground, is 6.2 miles from Lowell in a straight line, and 7 of 8 are within 15 miles. Another 25 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Lowell.
Ivan Oakes Campground Fall Creek State Recreation Area 
Dolly Varden Broken Bowl Clark Creek Organizational Camp Group Campground Bedrock Campground 
Puma Camping near Lowell at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 8 (6 National Forest, 1 Army Corps of Engineers, 1 State Park)
- Getting a site
- 8 reservable
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Dolly Varden: "Single Site: $19 per night"
- Distance from Lowell
- 6.2 miles (Ivan Oakes Campground) to 56 miles (Big Pool) in a straight line; 7 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 868 ft (Fall Creek State Recreation Area) to 1,152 ft (Puma), 8 of 8 on record
- Season
- 2 seasonal with posted dates
- Campsites
- 123 across the 8 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 2 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 72 ft (Ivan Oakes Campground)
- Drinking water
- 3 of 8
Distances are straight-line miles from Lowell'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.
Reservable Ivan Oakes Campground - Agency
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Sites
- 24
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Agency
- State Park
- Sites
- 40
- Season
- May 1 to September 30
- Fee
- Not on record
Reservable Dolly Varden - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 6
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $19 per night
- Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 16
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $23 per night
- Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 1
- Season
- May to September
- Fee
- Group Site: $240 per night Sunday to Thursday, $280 per night Friday and Saturday
- Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 23
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $21 per night
Reservable Puma - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 12
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $21 per night
- Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 1
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Overnight Use:
No campgrounds match.
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Lowell
- Baker Bay Park Campground, 13 miles from Lowell in a straight line , County , reservable ; listed under camping near Cottage Grove.
- Schwarz Park, 13 miles from Lowell in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Cottage Grove.
- Black Canyon Campground and Picnic, 13 miles from Lowell in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $27 per night); listed under camping near Oakridge.
- Rujada Campground / Picnic Site / Swordfern Trailhead, 15 miles from Lowell in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Cottage Grove.
- Harralson Campground, 15 miles from Lowell in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Oakridge.
- Shady Dell Group Campground, 15 miles from Lowell in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Oakridge.
- Sharps Creek Recreation Site, 18 miles from Lowell in a straight line , BLM , reservable ; listed under camping near Cottage Grove.
- Cedar Creek Campground, 18 miles from Lowell in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Cottage Grove.
- Armitage Park Campground, 19 miles from Lowell in a straight line , County , reservable ; listed under camping near Coburg.
- Lund Park, 19 miles from Lowell in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Cottage Grove.
- Hobo Camp, 20 miles from Lowell in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ; listed under camping near Cottage Grove.
- Pine Meadows Campground, 20 miles from Lowell in a straight line , Army Corps of Engineers , reservable ; listed under camping near Cottage Grove.
- Salmon Creek Falls, 23 miles from Lowell in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $21 per night); listed under camping near Oakridge.
- Mineral, 24 miles from Lowell in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Cottage Grove.
- Packard Creek Campground, 25 miles from Lowell in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Oakridge.
- Kiahanie, 26 miles from Lowell in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Oakridge.
- Blair Lake Campground, 27 miles from Lowell in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Oakridge.
- Sand Prairie Campground, 28 miles from Lowell in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Oakridge.
- Blue Pool, 28 miles from Lowell in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $23 per night); listed under camping near Oakridge.
- Cougar Crossing Campground, 30 miles from Lowell in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Blue River.
- Sunnyside, 30 miles from Lowell in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Blue River.
- French Pete Campground, 30 miles from Lowell in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $17 per night); listed under camping near Blue River.
- Slide Creek, 30 miles from Lowell in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $22 per night); listed under camping near Blue River.
- Hard Rock Campground, 30 miles from Lowell in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Oakridge.
- Hard Rock Group Campground, 30 miles from Lowell in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Blue River.
Tent camping near Lowell
- Dolly Varden : 5 tent sites , 8.8 miles from Lowell.
- Broken Bowl : 9 tent sites , 9.1 miles from Lowell.
- Bedrock Campground : 2 tent sites , 12 miles from Lowell.
Things to do near Lowell
Public land and water within 30 miles of Lowell, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Elijah Bristow State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 1.5 miles from Lowell; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Willamette National Forest, 6 of the 8 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Dolly Varden at 8.8 miles from Lowell; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- CCC-built organization camp, at Clark Creek Organizational Camp Group Campground (11 miles from Lowell): A historic group camp built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, with five sleeping shelters across a footbridge over Clark Creek, a ball field and an amphitheater.
- Salt Creek Falls, a waterfall whose mapped point is 23 miles from Lowell; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
- McCredie Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 29 miles from Lowell; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
- Fern Ridge Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 29 miles from Lowell; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Terwilliger Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 29 miles from Lowell; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
- Cougar Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 30 miles from Lowell; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Lowell
Nearest emergency room: Mckenzie-willamette Medical Center, 1460 G St, Springfield, OR, 14 miles from Lowell , (541) 726-4402. Next nearest: Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center, 1515 Village Dr, Cottage Grove, OR, 15 miles, (541) 942-0511. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.
- Groceries
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- Bridge Town Market
- Dexter Market
- Food Mart
- Fuel
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- Chevron
- Chevron
- Jasper Store Fuelstation
- Propane
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- 76
- Creswell 76
- R&D Propane
- RV dump station
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- Dexter Shores RV Park
- The RV Store
- Village Green RV Park
- Pharmacy
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- Walgreens
- Walmart Pharmacy
- Walgreens
- Laundromat
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- Creswell Laundromat
- Coin Laundry
- Main St. Laundry
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Lowell: 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.
Common questions
Where can I camp around Lowell, OR?
8 public campgrounds are on record near Lowell. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Ivan Oakes Campground (6.2 miles), Fall Creek State Recreation Area (6.8 miles), Dolly Varden (8.8 miles), Broken Bowl (9.1 miles), and 4 more. 7 book through Recreation.gov and 1 books through Oregon State Parks reservations (ReserveAmerica).
Where can I camp with an RV near Lowell, OR?
2 campgrounds near Lowell take RVs: Big Pool and Ivan Oakes Campground. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Dexter Shores RV Park, 1.5 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).
Where can I go tent camping near Lowell, OR?
Bedrock Campground, Broken Bowl, and Dolly Varden list tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where can I camp near Lowell with drinking water?
Clark Creek Organizational Camp Group Campground, Fall Creek State Recreation Area, and Puma have potable water on record.
When is camping season near Lowell, OR?
Of the 2 seasonal campgrounds with posted dates, most open in May (2 of 2) and close in September (2 of 2). Each campground's own dates are in the table.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Lowell, OR?
Mckenzie-willamette Medical Center, 1460 G St, Springfield, OR, is 14 miles from Lowell in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (541) 726-4402. In an emergency, call 911.
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