Puma
Its 12 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, and camping costs Single Site: $21 per night. Puma is a National Forest campground near Lowell, Oregon.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
- Managed by
- National Forest
Puma 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: $21 per night
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 12
- Site driveways
- Mixed
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
On site: Toilets and potable water.
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
12 sites in 2 loops; 2 pull-through. 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 | Puma | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Puma, site 001 |
| 002 | Puma | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Puma, site 002 |
| 003 | Puma | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Puma, site 003 |
| 004 | Puma | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Puma, site 004 |
| 005 | Puma | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Puma, site 005 |
| 006 | Puma | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Puma, site 006 |
| 007 | Puma | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Puma, site 007 |
| 008 | Puma | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Puma, site 008 |
| 009 | Puma | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Puma, site 009 |
| 010 | Puma | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Puma, site 010 |
| 011 | Puma | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Puma, site 011 |
| 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
- 1,152 ft
43.9763, -122.5171 in Lane. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
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Around Puma
Hot springs and waterfalls nearby
Nearest to Puma, in straight-line miles: Terwilliger Hot Springs (hot spring, 16 miles), Cougar Hot Springs (hot spring, 16 miles), Salt Creek Falls (waterfall, 16 miles), McCredie Hot Springs (hot spring, 22 miles), and Belknap Hot Springs (hot spring, 28 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
Reservable Dolly Varden 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: Jsayre64, CC BY-SA 3.0