Alder Springs
Its 1 site is reservable through Recreation.gov, and camping costs Single Site: $10 per night. Alder Springs is a National Forest campground near McKenzie Bridge, Oregon.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
1 / 3Tall Douglas-fir forest by the Old McKenzie Highway, about 300 m from Alder Springs Campground. Photo: Justin Reina, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 20 ft
Alder Springs sits inside Willamette National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits right at the edge of Three Sisters Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 1
- Max RV length
- 20 ft
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets, fire rings, and pets allowed. No potable water.
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
1 site; the longest takes a 20 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Scan and Pay | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book 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.
Rules
- Pets
- Allowed
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 3,600 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE and 5G mapped about 0.4 mi away
- T-Mobile
- No coverage mapped
- Verizon
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.4 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 Alder Springs
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Crane Prairie Reservoir, whose mapped center point is 28 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Crane Prairie Reservoir fishing on fishypedia.com.
Hot springs, waterfalls and swimming nearby
Nearest to Alder Springs, in straight-line miles: Proxy Falls (waterfall, 1.4 miles), Belknap Hot Springs (hot spring, 7.1 miles), Sahalie Falls (waterfall, 13 miles), Clear Lake (swimming hole, 14 miles), and Cougar Hot Springs (hot spring, 17 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
More campgrounds: camping near McKenzie Bridge and campgrounds in Lane.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, maxRvLengthFt, petsAllowed, fireRings, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Justin Reina, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Photo 2: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0
- Photo 3: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain