Dolly Varden
Its 6 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, and camping costs Single Site: $19 per night. Dolly Varden is a National Forest campground near Lowell, Oregon.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
- Managed by
- National Forest
Dolly Varden 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
- Single Site: $19 per night
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 6
- Tent sites
- 5
- Site driveways
- Back-in
- ✓ Toilets
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets. No potable water.
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
6 sites in 2 loops. Every site below links to its own page on Recreation.gov, where it is booked. Official site list and booking on recreation.gov.
| Book | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Dolly Varden | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Dolly Varden, site 001 |
| 002 | Dolly Varden | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Dolly Varden, site 002 |
| 003 | Dolly Varden | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Dolly Varden, site 003 |
| 004 | Dolly Varden | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Dolly Varden, site 004 |
| 005 | Dolly Varden | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Dolly Varden, site 005 |
| Standard | Scan and Pay | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book loop Scan and Pay, site Standard |
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.
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 999 ft
43.9639, -122.6156 in Lane. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Around Dolly Varden
Hot springs and waterfalls nearby
Nearest to Dolly Varden, in straight-line miles: Salt Creek Falls (waterfall, 18 miles), Terwilliger Hot Springs (hot spring, 20 miles), Cougar Hot Springs (hot spring, 21 miles), and McCredie Hot Springs (hot spring, 24 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
More campgrounds: camping near Lowell and campgrounds in Lane.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, drivewayType, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: USDA Forest Service, Willamette National Forest, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)