Camping near Milton-Freewater, Oregon

Camping near Milton-Freewater at a glance

Public campgrounds

1 (1 County)

Getting a site

1 reservable

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Harris Park Gene Palmer Campground: "$35/night RV site (30 amp), $20 tent site, $50 cabin; firewood $5 a bundle"

Distance from Milton-Freewater

12 miles in a straight line

Elevation

2,010 ft at Harris Park Gene Palmer Campground (the only one on record)

Season

1 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

38 across the 1 campground that state a count

RVs

1 take RVs; hookups at Harris Park Gene Palmer Campground

Drinking water

1 of 1

Distances are straight-line miles from Milton-Freewater'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 Milton-Freewater

• Target Meadows, 18 miles from Milton-Freewater in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $12 per night; additional vehicle $5 per night); listed under camping near Tollgate.
• Umatilla Forks Campground, 18 miles from Milton-Freewater in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night; $5 per vehicle beyond two per site); listed under camping near Pendleton.
• Woodward, 18 miles from Milton-Freewater in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $12 per night; $5 per vehicle beyond two per site); listed under camping near Weston.
• Mottet, 21 miles from Milton-Freewater in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night; additional vehicle $5 per night); listed under camping near Elgin.
• Jubilee Lake, 22 miles from Milton-Freewater in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $17 per night); listed under camping near Elgin.
• Woodland Campground, 22 miles from Milton-Freewater in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $8 per night; $5 per vehicle beyond two per site); listed under camping near Elgin.
• Wildhorse Resort & Casino RV Park, 24 miles from Milton-Freewater in a straight line , Tribal Land , reservable (RV sites from $65 Sunday to Thursday, $70 Friday and Saturday (30/50 amp), as of 03/26); listed under camping near Pendleton.
• Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area, 27 miles from Milton-Freewater in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Residents: full hookup $31-$60, electric $29-$55, tent $20-$33, horse $20-$45 a night (2026 statewide ranges)); listed under camping near Meacham.

Things to do near Milton-Freewater

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

• Lions Park Pond fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 7.4 miles from Milton-Freewater; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Whitman Mission National Historic Site, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 8.4 miles from Milton-Freewater; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Jefferson Park Pond fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 8.7 miles from Milton-Freewater; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Bennington Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 11 miles from Milton-Freewater; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• South Fork Walla Walla River, at Harris Park Gene Palmer Campground (12 miles from Milton-Freewater): Canyon-bottom county park on the South Fork Walla Walla River, the gateway to a BLM Area of Critical Environmental Concern leading to the Umatilla National Forest.
• North Fork Umatilla Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 19 miles from Milton-Freewater; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Mcnary National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 25 miles from Milton-Freewater; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Umatilla National Forest, a national forest whose mapped point is 29 miles from Milton-Freewater; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Lewis and Clark Trail State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 29 miles from Milton-Freewater; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Milton-Freewater

Nearest emergency room: Providence St Mary Medical Center, 401 W Poplar St, Walla Walla, WA, 9.1 miles from Milton-Freewater , (509) 522-5900. Next nearest: St Anthony Hospital, 2801 St Anthony Way, Pendleton, OR, 28 miles, (541) 276-5121. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) ; the location of Providence St Mary Medical Center and St Anthony Hospital is from OpenStreetMap, the Census geocoder could not place its address. In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Sam's Corner Market convenience store · 0.3 miles
• Safeway supermarket · 0.5 miles · (541) 938-5341 · Hours 06:00-23:00
• TAJ FOOD MART convenience store · 2.9 miles · (541) 938-2222 · Hours 24/7

Fuel

• 76 fuel station · 2.8 miles
• Sinclair fuel station · 3 miles
• Conoco fuel station · 4.6 miles

Pharmacy

• Rite Aid pharmacy · 0.1 miles
• Walgreens pharmacy · 8.2 miles
• Tallmans pharmacy · 9.5 miles · Hours Mo-Fr 09:00-17:30; Sa 09:00-14:00

Laundromat

• La Lavanderia laundromat · 0.3 miles · (509) 431-1978
• Andy's Laundromat laundromat · 7.3 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Milton-Freewater: propane, RV dump station, potable water fill, 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.

Common questions