Wildcat
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), camping costs $20 single campsite; $10 extra vehicle; $50 group site, and it is open from May 15 to October 15. Wildcat is a National Forest campground near Prineville, Oregon.
Closed First-come, first-served
- Managed by
- National Forest
Wildcat 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.
Twin Pillars Trailhead: The Twin Pillars Trailhead next to the campground leads into the Mill Creek Wilderness on Twin Pillars Trail No. 832, in old growth used by species such as the pileated woodpecker. (fs.usda.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- $20 single campsite; $10 extra vehicle; $50 group site
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
On site: Toilets.
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 days
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 3,700 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.2 mi away
- T-Mobile
- No coverage mapped
- Verizon
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.2 mi away
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.
44.4404, -120.5773 in Crook. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Wildcat is open from May 15 to October 15 , at 3,700 ft.
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Current conditions
Closed Agency notice, as of 2026-09-29: Temporarily closed (the forest page gives no reason).
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Around Wildcat
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Prineville Reservoir, whose mapped center point is 25 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Prineville Reservoir fishing on fishypedia.com.
More campgrounds: camping near Prineville and campgrounds in Crook.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
- fs.usda.gov (stayLimit, season, fee, closure, toilets, notableFeature), accessed 2026-09-29