Skookum Creek
Its 1 site is reservable through Recreation.gov, and camping costs Single Site: $5 per night. Skookum Creek is a National Forest campground near Oakridge, Oregon.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
1 / 4Skookum Creek Campground is a small secluded campground near the wilderness. Photo: USFS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Managed by
- National Forest
Skookum Creek 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. It sits 0.7 miles outside the boundary of Waldo Lake 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: $5 per night
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 1
- ✓ Toilets
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets. No potable water.
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
1 site. 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 | Not on record | 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.
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 4,500 ft
43.8613, -122.0451 in Lane. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Around Skookum Creek
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Crane Prairie Reservoir, whose mapped center point is 13 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Crane Prairie Reservoir fishing on fishypedia.com.
Hot springs and waterfalls nearby
Nearest to Skookum Creek, in straight-line miles: McCredie Hot Springs (hot spring, 16 miles), Salt Creek Falls (waterfall, 18 miles), Cougar Hot Springs (hot spring, 18 miles), Terwilliger Hot Springs (hot spring, 18 miles), and Proxy Falls (waterfall, 22 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
Reservable Roaring River Group Campground Reservable Frissell Crossing Campground 
Reservable North Waldo Campground More campgrounds: camping near Oakridge and campgrounds in Lane.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: USFS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 2: USFS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 3: USFS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 4: USFS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)