Camping near Mount Vernon, Oregon

Camping near Mount Vernon, Oregon includes 1 public campground on record, 1 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. 1 is free. Another 20 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Mount Vernon.

Raddue Forest Camp

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Camping near Mount Vernon at a glance

Public campgrounds: 1 (1 National Forest)
Getting a site: 1 first-come
Cost: 1 free
Distance from Mount Vernon: 10 miles in a straight line
Elevation: 4,205 ft at Raddue Forest Camp (the only one on record)

Distances are straight-line miles from Mount Vernon'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.

First-come Raddue Forest Camp Mount Vernon · National Forest · 10 mi

Agency: National Forest
Sites: Not on record
Season: Not on record
Fee: Free

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Mount Vernon

Clyde Holliday State Recreation Site, 1.2 miles from Mount Vernon in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Residents: electric $29-$55 a night (2026 statewide ranges)); listed under camping near John Day.
Grant County RV Park, 8 miles from Mount Vernon in a straight line , County , reservable ($45/night full hookup (incl. room tax); tent $10/night in the Orchard Area; showers $5); listed under camping near John Day.
Billy Fields, 10 miles from Mount Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Dayville.
Starr, 12 miles from Mount Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $6 per night; additional vehicle $3 per night); listed under camping near John Day.
Oregon Mine, 13 miles from Mount Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Mt Vernon.
Magone Lake Recreation Area, 14 miles from Mount Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $13 per night); listed under camping near Prairie City.
Wickiup, 19 miles from Mount Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $6 per night; additional vehicle $3 per night); listed under camping near John Day.
Strawberry, 23 miles from Mount Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night; additional vehicle $4 per night); listed under camping near Prairie City.
Slide Creek, 23 miles from Mount Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Prairie City.
Mcnaughton Spring, 23 miles from Mount Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Prairie City.
Lower Camp Creek, 24 miles from Mount Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $6 per night; additional vehicle $3); listed under camping near Prairie City.
Parish Cabin, 24 miles from Mount Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night; additional vehicle $4); listed under camping near Seneca.
Frazier, 27 miles from Mount Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Paulina.
Dixie, 27 miles from Mount Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Prairie City.
Murray, 27 miles from Mount Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night; additional vehicle $4); listed under camping near Prairie City.
Trout Farm, 29 miles from Mount Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night; additional vehicle $4 per night); listed under camping near Prairie City.
Middle Fork, 29 miles from Mount Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Austin Junction.
Big Creek, 29 miles from Mount Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Seneca.
Crescent, 30 miles from Mount Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Prairie City.
Deerhorn Forest Camp, 30 miles from Mount Vernon in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Austin Junction.

Things to do near Mount Vernon

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

Malheur National Forest, Raddue Forest Camp (10 miles from Mount Vernon) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
Strawberry Mountain Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 19 miles from Mount Vernon; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Black Canyon Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 27 miles from Mount Vernon; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Mount Vernon

Nearest emergency room: Blue Mountain Hospital, 170 Ford Rd, John Day, OR, 7.6 miles from Mount Vernon , (541) 575-1311. Next nearest: Harney District Hospital, 557 W Washington St, Burns, OR, 57 miles, (541) 573-7281. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries: Route 395 Mini Market convenience store · 0.1 miles
FastBreak convenience store · 6.8 miles
Bare Bones - The Outback Smoke Shop convenience store · 7.4 miles
Fuel: FastBreak convenience store · 6.8 miles
Leather's Fuels fuel station · 7.6 miles
RV dump station: Clyde Holliday Campground campground · 1.1 miles
Pharmacy: Len's Drug pharmacy · 8 miles
Prairie Drug pharmacy · 20 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Mount Vernon: propane, potable water fill, 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.

Common questions

Where can I camp around Mount Vernon, OR?

1 public campground is on record near Mount Vernon. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Raddue Forest Camp (10 miles). 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations.

Is there free camping near Mount Vernon, OR?

Yes: Raddue Forest Camp charges no fee at the campground.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Mount Vernon, OR?

Blue Mountain Hospital, 170 Ford Rd, John Day, OR, is 7.6 miles from Mount Vernon in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (541) 575-1311. In an emergency, call 911.

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