Whistler
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping is free. Whistler is a National Forest campground near Prineville, Oregon.
First-come, first-served
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Access road
- Mixed paved and unpaved
Whistler sits inside Ochoco National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits right at the edge of Mill Creek Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Whistler Springs rockhounding site: The Whistler Springs rockhounding site lies inside the campground on the northern edge of the Mill Creek Wilderness, within walking distance of the Wildcat North Trailhead. (fs.usda.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Free
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
What's there
- ✕ Potable water
No potable water.
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 days
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Access road
- Mixed paved and unpaved
- Elevation
- 5,714 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE; 5G mapped about 0.2 mi away
- T-Mobile
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.2 mi away
- Verizon
- 4G LTE
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, data as of December 31, 2025
Outdoor coverage each carrier reports to the FCC at this campground's map point, and the nearest mapped coverage within about half a mile. The FCC map only includes 4G LTE at 5/1 Mbps or better and 5G; a weaker signal, a text, or an emergency call may still get through, but don't count on it. These are carrier predictions, not measurements, and can be wrong either way: real service in canyons, under trees, and inside a tent or vehicle is often weaker. 5G speeds are the FCC's 7/1 and 35/3 Mbps tiers. This product uses the FCC Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the FCC.
44.4984, -120.4828 in Crook. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Around Whistler
First-come Bingham Spring Reservable Ochoco Divide Group Site First-come Ochoco Divide First-come White Rock More campgrounds: camping near Prineville and campgrounds in Crook.
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 (accessRoad, stayLimit, fee, water, notableFeature), accessed 2026-09-29