Crane Crossing
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping is free. Crane Crossing is a National Forest campground near Prairie City, Oregon.
Alert First-come, first-served
- Managed by
- National Forest
Crane Crossing sits inside Malheur National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Free
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-28
What's there
- ✕ Potable water
No potable water.
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 days in any 30-day period
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 4,490 ft
44.1582, -118.3665 in Grant. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Current conditions
Alert Agency notice, as of 2026-09-29: USFS EDW: the campground was destroyed by the 2021 Black Butte wildfire and no amenities remain at the site.
Common questions
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Around Crane Crossing
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Beulah Reservoir, whose mapped center point is 19 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Beulah Reservoir fishing on fishypedia.com.
First-come Little Crane First-come North Fork Malheur First-come Elk Creek First-come Elk Flat Spring More campgrounds: camping near Prairie City and campgrounds in Grant.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
- fs.usda.gov (stayLimit), accessed 2026-09-29
- apps.fs.usda.gov (closure), accessed 2026-09-29