Acorn Woman Lakes Campground
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- Right now
- OpenListed open; its database flags it not open
- Season
- Year-roundOpen year-round
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there
In the agency’s own words
Acorn Woman Lakes is one of more popular areas in the Applegate Recreation Area! If you want to get away from it all and really enjoy the beauty of southwest Oregon, Acorn Woman Lakes is the ideal opportunity for that. The air is clean and the water fresh,and at night, the stars are bright! Hiking and fishing top the list of recreational opportunities at Acorn Woman Lakes Campground. Two mountain lakes, a river and a handful of hiking trails are accessible from the campground. Keep reading
Anglers enjoy the remote location and scenic backdrop of two natural lakes, providing excellent fishing opportunities for coldwater and warmwater species. Acorn Woman Lake, larger than its sister, sustains rainbow and cutthroat trout, yellow perch, brown bullhead and black bass. Little Acorn Woman Lake provides a rare fishery for 8-11" wild, native coastal cutthroat trout. A 0.25-mile hiking trail connects the lakes. Motors are not permitted on the lakes. From the campground, Little Acorn Woman Trail is a 1-mile interpretive hike that provides visitors with many opportunities for picnicking and swimming. The 2-mile Summit Lake Trail travels through a mixed conifer forest and small water crossings. Paddle boats alone are allowed on the lake, making it a great place to canoe or raft and check out the wildlife. Acorn Woman Lakes Campground contains 10 individual sites and five group sites. All sites are walk-in and designated for tent camping only. They are reachable by walking on foot trails from the parking area. Vehicles must be parked outside the gated area, and all personal belongings must be carried to the campsite. The closest campsites are approximately 1/4 mile from parking and the farthest campsites are approximately 1.5 miles from parking. During specific hours (variable), the concessionaire does offer an ATV portage service for your camping gear. They do not transport people. This service is at the discretion of the Camp Host, and charged at $25 per trip. Picnic tables, campfire rings and vault toilets are provided. Drinking water from a hand-pump, located near site # 2 will NOT be available in 2023. Most sites are located at the water's edge. Please note: There is a two-night minimum when you desire to reserve a Friday or Saturday night. Visit www.applegatelake.com for more information. In addition to camping, there is a popular Day use area within the Campground. Seasonal information: Acorn Woman Lakes Campground and Day use remains open all year, with no fee charged from November through mid-May. However, there are no services during the off-season. Pack out all trash, and please, Leave No Trace .
Facilities
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets
- “…trip. Picnic tables, campfire rings and vault toilets are provided. Drinking water from a hand-pump,…”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…rings and vault toilets are provided. Drinking water from a hand-pump, located near site # 2 will NOT be…”
- Store
- Nearby
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River
Phone before you drive
recreation.gov publishes no availability for a campground you can’t reserve, so there’s no thirty-night reading to draw here. The season bar above is what the agency does publish.
Every line of the receipt · 5
What you actually pay
“Standard Campsites (includes one vehicle): $25/night Group sites (includes 2 vehicles): $75/night Additional Vehicles: $5/day per vehicle Day Use : $7 All sites at Acorn Woman Lakes can be used during the off-season,…” · the U.S. Forest Service’s own fee record
How we know this receipt · 5
record Aug 24, 2026 · How we know all this
Getting there
the map and the coordinate
Where it is
Acorn Woman Peak LookoutRogue River National Forest · 2.5 miHarr Point CampgroundRogue River National Forest · 4.5 mi
HART-TISH PARK at APPLEGATE LAKE4.8 miTipsu Tyee CampgroundRogue River National Forest · 5.1 mi
Beaver Sulphur Group CampgroundRogue River National Forest · 5.4 miHart-tish CampgroundRogue River National Forest · 5.5 miThe weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Ruch, OR
Typical weather
Typical October night 38°F, day 70°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical December night 27°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it
What threatens this place
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land

Acorn Woman Lakes Campground is in Oregon’s 2nd congressional district. Its representative, Cliff Bentz (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →