Camping near Paisley, Oregon

Camping near Paisley at a glance

Public campgrounds

10 (10 National Forest)

Getting a site

1 reservable and 9 first-come

Cost

7 free; lowest posted fee at Campbell Lake Campground: "Single Site: $6 per night"

Distance from Paisley

5.6 miles (Marsters Spring) to 18 miles (Sandhill Crossing) in a straight line; 5 within 15 miles

Elevation

4,759 ft (Marsters Spring) to 7,200 ft (Deadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead), 10 of 10 on record

Season

9 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

83 across the 9 campgrounds that state a count

Drinking water

6 of 10

Distances are straight-line miles from Paisley'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 Paisley

• Corral Creek, 20 miles from Paisley in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Bly.
• Vee Lake, 27 miles from Paisley in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Lakeview.
• Horseglade, 28 miles from Paisley in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Bly.
• Can Springs, 29 miles from Paisley in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Lakeview.
• Cottonwood Recreation Area, 29 miles from Paisley in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $6 per night); listed under camping near Lakeview.

Things to do near Paisley

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

• Fremont-Winema National Forest, all 10 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Marsters Spring at 5.6 miles from Paisley; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Summer Lake Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 5.7 miles from Paisley; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
• Fremont National Recreation Trail #160, at Chewaucan Crossing Campground / Trailhead (6.1 miles from Paisley): The trailhead in the campground reaches the Fremont National Recreation Trail across a pedestrian bridge over the Chewaucan River, north to Yamsay Mountain or south to Cox Pass.
• Chewaucan River and Fremont National Recreation Trail, at Jones Crossing (6.6 miles from Paisley): Right on the Chewaucan River (rainbow and brook trout); Fremont National Recreation Trail #160 is reached at Chewaucan Crossing on the way in.
• Campbell Lake, at Campbell Lake Campground (14 miles from Paisley): A high mountain lake stocked with rainbow trout, with a boat ramp for non-motorized or electric-motor boats (5 mph limit) and the Lakes Trail System loop to Deadhorse Lake.
• Deadhorse Lake, at Deadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead (15 miles from Paisley): A 31-acre high-mountain lake at 7,372 feet, stocked with rainbow trout, with a boat launch (non-motorized or electric motors, 5 mph) and access to the Lakes Trail System.
• CCC picnic shelters on Dairy Creek, at Happy Camp (16 miles from Paisley): Historic picnic shelters built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s; Dairy Creek runs through the campground with rainbow trout fishing and horseshoe pits.
• North Fork Sprague River and Deadhorse Rim Trail, at Lee Thomas Campground (17 miles from Paisley): All seven sites are on the Wild and Scenic North Fork Sprague River; Lee Thomas Trailhead, a mile east, reaches Deadhorse Rim Trail #139.
• Ana River fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 18 miles from Paisley; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• North Fork Sprague Wild and Scenic River, at Sandhill Crossing (18 miles from Paisley): Remote lodgepole-and-meadow campground at about 6,300 ft overlooking the North Fork of the Wild and Scenic Sprague River; a popular fall hunting camp.

Supplies and emergencies near Paisley

Nearest emergency room: Lake District Hospital, 700 S J St, Lakeview, OR, 37 miles from Paisley , (541) 947-2114. Next nearest: Sky Lakes Medical Center, 2865 Daggett Ave, Klamath Falls, OR, 70 miles, (541) 882-6311. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Paisley Mercantile Inc. convenience store · 0.1 miles
• Gas & Snacks convenience store · 5.9 miles
• Valley Falls Store convenience store · 20 miles

Fuel

• Pacific Pride fuel station · 0 miles
• Chewaucan Garage fuel station · 0.1 miles
• Summer Lake Store fuel station · 23 miles

RV dump station

• Oregon Outback RV Park RV park · 22 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Paisley: propane, 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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