Big Pool
Its 1 site is reservable through Recreation.gov, and camping costs Overnight Use:. Big Pool is a National Forest campground near Lowell, Oregon.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 25 ft
Big Pool sits inside Willamette National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- Overnight Use:
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 1
- Group sites
- 1
- Max RV length
- 25 ft
- Site driveways
- Back-in
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Pets allowed
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets and pets allowed. No potable water.
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
1 site; the longest takes a 25 ft vehicle. Every site below links to its own page on Recreation.gov, where it is booked. Official site list and booking on recreation.gov.
| Book | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Pool Group | Big Pool | Group standard nonelectric | 25 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site Big Pool Group |
Data source: Recreation.gov , accessed 2026-09-29. Site details are Recreation.gov's own per-site listing and can differ from the campground-wide facts above.
Rules
- Pets
- Allowed
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 1,000 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.2 mi away
- T-Mobile
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.3 mi away
- Verizon
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.2 mi away
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, data as of December 31, 2025
Outdoor coverage each carrier reports to the FCC at this campground's map point, and the nearest mapped coverage within about half a mile. The FCC map only includes 4G LTE at 5/1 Mbps or better and 5G; a weaker signal, a text, or an emergency call may still get through, but don't count on it. These are carrier predictions, not measurements, and can be wrong either way: real service in canyons, under trees, and inside a tent or vehicle is often weaker. 5G speeds are the FCC's 7/1 and 35/3 Mbps tiers. This product uses the FCC Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the FCC.
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Around Big Pool
Public land within 15 miles: Middle Santiam Wilderness (12 miles to its center) , Mount Jefferson Wilderness (12 miles to its center) , and Mount Washington Wilderness (12 miles to its center) ; publiclandsdb.com has each unit's camping rules and boundary.
Hot springs, waterfalls and swimming nearby
Nearest to Big Pool, in straight-line miles: Clear Lake (swimming hole, 8.5 miles), Sahalie Falls (waterfall, 10 miles), Breitenbush Hot Springs (hot spring, 20 miles), Belknap Hot Springs (hot spring, 21 miles), and Proxy Falls (waterfall, 23 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
Reservable Lost Prairie Group Campground Reservable Trout Creek Campground - Willamette First-come Marion Forks More campgrounds: camping near Lowell and campgrounds in Linn.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, maxRvLengthFt, drivewayType, petsAllowed, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27