Camping near Pendleton, Oregon
Camping near Pendleton, Oregon includes 2 public campgrounds on record, 1 reservable and 1 first-come. The U.S. Forest Service runs the most, 1 of 2. The nearest, Wildhorse Resort & Casino RV Park, is 7.2 miles from Pendleton in a straight line, and 1 of 2 is within 15 miles. Another 3 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Pendleton.
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Camping near Pendleton at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 2 (1 National Forest, 1 Tribal Land)
- Getting a site
- 1 reservable and 1 first-come
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Umatilla Forks Campground: "Single Site: $10 per night; $5 per vehicle beyond two per site"
- Distance from Pendleton
- 7.2 miles (Wildhorse Resort & Casino RV Park) to 31 miles (Umatilla Forks Campground) in a straight line; 1 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 1,439 ft (Wildhorse Resort & Casino RV Park) to 2,400 ft (Umatilla Forks Campground), 2 of 2 on record
- RVs
- 1 take RVs; hookups at Wildhorse Resort & Casino RV Park; longest stated RV length 60 ft (Wildhorse Resort & Casino RV Park)
- Drinking water
- 1 of 2
Distances are straight-line miles from Pendleton'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.
- Agency
- Tribal Land
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- RV sites from $65 Sunday to Thursday, $70 Friday and Saturday (30/50 amp), as of 03/26
- Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night; $5 per vehicle beyond two per site
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Pendleton
- Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area, 20 miles from Pendleton 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.
- Indian Lake Campground, 25 miles from Pendleton in a straight line , Tribal Land , reservable ($15/night per space; $5 one extra vehicle; $15/night each further vehicle); listed under camping near Pilot Rock.
- Umatilla Marina and RV Park, 30 miles from Pendleton in a straight line , Other Agency , reservable ; listed under camping near Umatilla.
Things to do near Pendleton
Public land and water within 30 miles of Pendleton, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Mckay Creek National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 5.9 miles from Pendleton; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Cold Springs National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 21 miles from Pendleton; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Mcnary National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 22 miles from Pendleton; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Hat Rock State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 24 miles from Pendleton; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Mcnary National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 27 miles from Pendleton; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- North Fork Umatilla Wilderness, at Umatilla Forks Campground (31 miles from Pendleton): Set between the North and South forks of the Umatilla River, the campground is a base for catch-and-release fishing and hiking into the North Fork Umatilla Wilderness.
- Umatilla National Forest, Umatilla Forks Campground (31 miles from Pendleton) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
Supplies and emergencies near Pendleton
Nearest emergency room: St Anthony Hospital, 2801 St Anthony Way, Pendleton, OR, 1.9 miles from Pendleton , (541) 276-5121. Next nearest: Good Shepherd Medical Center, 610 NW 11th St, Hermiston, OR, 27 miles, (541) 667-3400. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) ; the location of St Anthony Hospital is from OpenStreetMap, the Census geocoder could not place its address. In an emergency, call 911.
- Groceries
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- Short Stop
- Walmart Supercenter
- Safeway
- Fuel
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- Safeway Fuel Station
- Sinclair
- Space Age
- RV dump station
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- KOA Journey
- Pharmacy
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- Walmart Pharmacy
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Pendleton: 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.
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Every campground in the state: camping in Oregon ; by agency: National Forest campgrounds in Oregon and Tribal Land campgrounds in Oregon .