Camping near Wamic, Oregon

Camping near Wamic at a glance

Public campgrounds

5 (5 National Forest)

Getting a site

1 reservable and 4 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Badger Lake: "Single Site: $10 per night"

Distance from Wamic

4.5 miles (Rock Creek Reservoir) to 15 miles (White River Station) in a straight line; 5 within 15 miles

Elevation

2,193 ft (Bonney Crossing) to 4,510 ft (Badger Lake), 5 of 5 on record

Season

3 seasonal with posted dates

RVs

4 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 35 ft (Rock Creek Reservoir)

Distances are straight-line miles from Wamic'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 Wamic

• Hunt Park Campground, 4.5 miles from Wamic in a straight line , County , first-come ($15/night tent, $30 water and power, $40 water, power and sewer); listed under camping near Tygh Valley.
• Little Badger, 4.7 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Dufur.
• Wapinitia Campground, 9.9 miles from Wamic in a straight line , BLM , first-come ; listed under camping near Maupin.
• Harpham Flat Campground, 10 miles from Wamic in a straight line , BLM , first-come ($8/night weekdays, $12 Fri-Sat June 1 to Sept 15; group sites $25/$35; $2 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Long Bend Campground, 11 miles from Wamic in a straight line , BLM , first-come ($8/night weekdays, $12 Fri-Sat June 1 to Sept 15; group sites $25/$35; $2 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Oasis Campground, 11 miles from Wamic in a straight line , BLM , first-come ($8/night Sun-Thu, $12 Fri-Sat; group sites $25 Sun-Thu, $35 Fri-Sat (May 15-Sep 15); $2 extra vehicle); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Blue Hole Campground, 11 miles from Wamic in a straight line , BLM , first-come ; listed under camping near Maupin.
• Devil's Canyon Campground, 11 miles from Wamic in a straight line , BLM , first-come ($8/night weekdays, $12 Fri-Sat June 1 to Sept 15; group sites $25/$35; $2 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Maupin.
• White River Campground, 11 miles from Wamic in a straight line , BLM , first-come ; listed under camping near Maupin.
• Keeps Mill, 12 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Fifteenmile, 12 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Dufur.
• Mccubbins Gulch, 12 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $21 per night; additional vehicle $8; day use $10); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Mccubbins Overflow, 12 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $21 per night); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Underhill, 13 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night (cash or check)); listed under camping near Dufur.
• Spring Drive Rv, 13 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $36 per night); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Boulder Lake, 13 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Dufur.
• Bear Springs, 14 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Bonney Meadows, 14 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Pebble Ford, 15 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night; additional vehicle $10; day use $10); listed under camping near Dufur.
• Eightmile, 15 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Dufur.
• Lower Eightmile Crossing, 15 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Dufur.
• Clear Creek Crossing, 15 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Pine Grove.
• Twin Springs Campground, 15 miles from Wamic in a straight line , BLM , first-come ($8/night weekdays, $12 Fri-Sat June 1 to Sept 15; group sites $25/$35; $2 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Barlow Crossing, 16 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Barlow Creek, 16 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Nottingham, 17 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Hood River.
• Knebal Springs Campground, 17 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Dufur.
• Jones Canyon Campground, 17 miles from Wamic in a straight line , BLM , first-come ; listed under camping near Maupin.
• Sherwood, 18 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Hood River.
• Cloud Cap Saddle, 18 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Hood River.
• Beavertail Campground, 18 miles from Wamic in a straight line , BLM , first-come (Single site: $8 weekdays, $12 weekends per night; group site: $25 weekdays, $35 weekends; $2 extra vehicle); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Rattlesnake Canyon Campground, 19 miles from Wamic in a straight line , BLM , first-come ($8/night weekdays, $12 Fri-Sat June 1 to Sept 15; group sites $25/$35; $2 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Frog Lake, 20 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Clear Lake, 20 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Alpine, 21 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Tilly Jane, 21 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night; additional vehicle $10 per night (cash or check)); listed under camping near Hood River.
• Trillium Lake, 22 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night; Double Site: $50 per night; additional vehicle $8 per night; Trillium Yurt $100 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Still Creek, 22 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Little Crater Lake, 23 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Macks Canyon Campground, 23 miles from Wamic in a straight line , BLM , first-come ($8/night weekdays, $12 Fri-Sat June 1 to Sept 15; group sites $25/$35; $2 per extra vehicle); listed under camping near Maupin.
• Joe Graham Horse Campground, 24 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Clackamas Lake, 24 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• North Arm, 24 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Kinnikinnick, 24 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 night); listed under camping near Hood River.
• Gone Creek, 25 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Hoodview, 25 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Oak Fork, 25 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Meditation Point, 25 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Stone Creek Group Horse Camp, 25 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group campsite: $168 per night; additional vehicle $10 per night; holiday weekend $2 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Stone Creek, 25 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Kah-Nee-Ta RV Park, 26 miles from Wamic in a straight line , Tribal Land ; listed under camping near Warm Springs.
• Pine Point, 26 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $28 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• Summit Lake, 28 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $21 per night; additional vehicle $8 per night); listed under camping near Government Camp.
• South Junction Campground, 28 miles from Wamic in a straight line , BLM , first-come ; listed under camping near Madras.
• Camp Creek, 29 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Rhododendron.
• Lost Creek, 29 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Welches.
• Riley Horse Campground, 30 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Rhododendron.
• Trout Creek Campground, 30 miles from Wamic in a straight line , BLM , first-come (Individual sites $8 per night weekdays, $12 weekends; group sites $25 weekdays, $35 weekends; extra vehicle $2); listed under camping near Warm Springs.
• Mcneil, 30 miles from Wamic in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $21 per night; additional vehicle $10); listed under camping near Welches.

Things to do near Wamic

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

• Mt. Hood National Forest, all 5 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Rock Creek Reservoir at 4.5 miles from Wamic; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Rock Creek Reservoir, at Rock Creek Reservoir (4.5 miles from Wamic): Popular family and angler campground on Rock Creek Reservoir under ponderosa pines; no motorized boats (electric trolling motors allowed). Part of the day-use lot closes most springs for nesting eagles.
• Badger Creek Trail #479, at Bonney Crossing (5.3 miles from Wamic): On Badger Creek at a portal to the Badger Creek Wilderness; campers can reach the east end of Badger Creek Trail #479. Horses are allowed.
• White River Falls State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 9.7 miles from Wamic; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Badger Creek Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 10 miles from Wamic; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Lower White River Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 11 miles from Wamic; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Historic Barlow Road, at Forest Creek (12 miles from Wamic): The campground sits on the historic Barlow Road (Forest Road 3530), where Oregon Trail pioneers watered stock in Forest Creek on the last leg west.
• Historic Barlow Road, at White River Station (15 miles from Wamic): White River Station lies along the Historic Barlow Road on the White River, among lodgepole pine on sandy volcanic soil.
• Mount Hood Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 24 miles from Wamic; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Spearfish Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 29 miles from Wamic; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Wamic

Nearest emergency room: Mid-columbia Medical Center, 1700 E 19th St, The Dalles, OR, 26 miles from Wamic , (541) 296-1111. Next nearest: Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital, 810 12th St, Hood River, OR, 35 miles, (541) 386-3911. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Wamic Market & Supply convenience store · 1.1 miles
• Tygh Valley General Store convenience store · 6 miles
• Walter's Corner convenience store · 6.9 miles

Fuel

• Wamic Market & Supply fuel station · 1.1 miles
• Three Warriors Market fuel station · 18 miles
• Chevron fuel station · 20 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Wamic: propane, RV dump station, 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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