Camping near Maupin, Oregon

Camping near Maupin at a glance

Public campgrounds

18 (12 BLM, 6 National Forest)

Getting a site

2 reservable and 16 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Beavertail Campground: "Single site: $8 weekdays, $12 weekends per night; group site: $25 weekdays, $35 weekends; $2 extra vehicle"

Distance from Maupin

0.9 miles (Oasis Campground) to 25 miles (Bonney Meadows) in a straight line; 11 within 15 miles

Elevation

523 ft (Macks Canyon Campground) to 5,244 ft (Bonney Meadows), 18 of 18 on record

Season

6 open all year, 2 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

87 across the 10 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

5 take RVs; hookups at Spring Drive Rv; longest stated RV length 50 ft (Spring Drive Rv)

Drinking water

1 of 18

Distances are straight-line miles from Maupin'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 Maupin

• Hunt Park Campground, 8.3 miles from Maupin in a straight line , County , first-come ($15/night tent, $30 water and power, $40 water, power and sewer); listed under camping near Tygh Valley.
• Little Badger, 15 miles from Maupin in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Dufur.
• Rock Creek Reservoir, 15 miles from Maupin in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night; additional vehicle $8; day use $10); listed under camping near Wamic.
• Bonney Crossing, 16 miles from Maupin in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Wamic.
• Forest Creek, 21 miles from Maupin in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Wamic.
• South Junction Campground, 22 miles from Maupin in a straight line , BLM , first-come ; listed under camping near Madras.
• Kah-Nee-Ta RV Park, 22 miles from Maupin in a straight line , Tribal Land ; listed under camping near Warm Springs.
• Underhill, 22 miles from Maupin in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night (cash or check)); listed under camping near Dufur.
• Fifteenmile, 23 miles from Maupin in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Dufur.
• Boulder Lake, 24 miles from Maupin in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Dufur.
• Clear Creek Crossing, 24 miles from Maupin in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Pine Grove.
• Lower Eightmile Crossing, 24 miles from Maupin in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Dufur.
• Pebble Ford, 24 miles from Maupin in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night; additional vehicle $10; day use $10); listed under camping near Dufur.
• Eightmile, 24 miles from Maupin in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Dufur.
• White River Station, 24 miles from Maupin in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Wamic.
• Trout Creek Campground, 25 miles from Maupin in a straight line , BLM , first-come (Individual sites $8 per night weekdays, $12 weekends; group sites $25 weekdays, $35 weekends; extra vehicle $2); listed under camping near Warm Springs.
• Badger Lake, 25 miles from Maupin in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Wamic.
• Barlow Crossing, 26 miles from Maupin in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Knebal Springs Campground, 26 miles from Maupin in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Dufur.
• Barlow Creek, 27 miles from Maupin in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Nottingham, 27 miles from Maupin in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Hood River.
• Sherman County RV Park, 28 miles from Maupin in a straight line , County , reservable (Nightly rates $15 to $40; weekly $200 (30 amp) or $250 (50 amp)); listed under camping near Moro.
• Sherwood, 28 miles from Maupin in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Hood River.
• Mecca Flat Campground, 28 miles from Maupin in a straight line , BLM , first-come ($8/night Sun-Thu, $12 Fri-Sat; group site $25 Sun-Thu, $35 Fri-Sat (May 15-Sep 15); $2 extra vehicle); listed under camping near Warm Springs.
• Cloud Cap Saddle, 28 miles from Maupin in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Hood River.
• Clear Lake, 30 miles from Maupin in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Frog Lake, 30 miles from Maupin in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.

Things to do near Maupin

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

• White River Falls State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 4.9 miles from Maupin; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Lower Deschutes Wild and Scenic River, at Beavertail Campground (13 miles from Maupin): One of the developed first-come campgrounds on the Lower Deschutes Wild and Scenic River, about 21 miles north of Maupin on the graveled BLM access road; boaters need a Lower Deschutes Boater Pass.
• Macks Canyon archaeological site, at Macks Canyon Campground (18 miles from Maupin): A prehistoric winter village of Sahaptin-speaking people with house depressions and shell deposits overlooks the river; the site may have been used as early as 5,000 BC.
• Lower White River Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 19 miles from Maupin; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• McCubbins Gulch OHV trail system, at Mccubbins Gulch (20 miles from Maupin): The campground sits inside the McCubbins Gulch OHV designated trail system (Class 1 and 3 ATVs); the trails close Dec 1 to Mar 31 and during fire season.
• Mt. Hood National Forest, 6 of the 18 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Mccubbins Gulch at 20 miles from Maupin; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• McCubbins Gulch OHV trail system, at Mccubbins Overflow (20 miles from Maupin): Overflow camp beside McCubbins Gulch Campground inside the McCubbins Gulch OHV designated trail system; expect OHV traffic.
• Badger Creek Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 21 miles from Maupin; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• White River, at Keeps Mill (21 miles from Maupin): Small, primitive campground next to the White River, away from crowds.
• Bonney Meadows Trail #471, at Bonney Meadows (25 miles from Maupin): A small campground with horse corrals on a high ridge beside meadows crossed by single track for hikers, bikers and riders, including Bonney Meadows Trail #471.

Supplies and emergencies near Maupin

Nearest emergency room: Mid-columbia Medical Center, 1700 E 19th St, The Dalles, OR, 29 miles from Maupin , (541) 296-1111. Next nearest: St Charles Madras, 470 NE A St, Madras, OR, 37 miles, (541) 475-3882. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Maupin Market supermarket · 0.5 miles · (541) 395-2888
• Tygh Valley General Store convenience store · 6.7 miles
• Walter's Corner convenience store · 8.7 miles

Fuel

• Wamic Market & Supply fuel station · 9.7 miles
• Three Warriors Market fuel station · 19 miles

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