Canton Creek Campground
1Heads up1 fire 18 mi away
- Right now
- Closed for the seasonOut of the season the agency publishes
- A night
- $16From, per site
- Sites
- 5All of them booked ahead
- Season
- May 1 – September 30Open May 1 through September 30
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 6 notices
In the agency’s own words
Canton Creek Campground is a quaint little campground that sits along the banks of Steamboat Creek near the confluence with the Wild and Scenic North Umpqua River. Although small in size, it packs big fun and is easily accessible for those quick weekend getaways! Keep reading
Recreation
Canton Creek Campground is in a prime location for hiking, mountain biking, fishing, and whitewater rafting, or simply relaxing at your site listening to the soothing sounds of Steamboat Creek. Or better yet, cool off in the pristine waters of the creek that is easily accessed from the campground. The popular 79-mile North Umpqua Trail, with multiple trailheads in the vicinity, offers hikers and bikers of all abilities the opportunity to gain some serious mileage or to just take a leisurely stroll or ride. Fly fish in the renowned Wild and Scenic North Umpqua River, alone or with a guide. Whatever you choose, there is definitely plenty of activities to keep you busy.
Facilities
Camping and day use require a paid fee. Please pay fee at the designated fee board. This campground has five campsites equipped with picnic tables and fire rings. A day-use only pavilion provides additional picnic tables and grills that are perfect for small groups. The small bathroom has flush toilets but is not handicap accessible. Day use parking is abundant for those just wishing to enjoy the site for the day or for extra vehicles staying overnight. The campground has two water spigots with potable water conveniently located at each end of the site. The entrance road and day use parking area are paved and the campsite parking spurs are native dirt/gravel. Three of the sites are creek side.
Natural Features
Visitors to the Umpqua National Forest are often taken aback by the unique landscapes of southwestern Oregon. Explosive geologic events have shaped the distinctive landscape on the nearly 1 million acre forest that provides spectacular scenery as well as an abundance of natural and cultural resources. The translation of the word "Umpqua" meaning "thundering waters," defines the area. High mountain lakes, heart-stopping rapids, peaceful ponds and thundering waterfalls, including the 272 foot Watson Falls on the North Umpqua Highway, offer visitors plenty of pastimes. Diverse ecosystems support a wide range of habitat for wildlife common to the area. From eagles and owls, to salamanders and salmon, these species, along with many others, depend on surrounding undeveloped wilderness, clean streams, and diverse forests to live and thrive. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (760) 932-7092.
Nearby Attractions
Opportunities for biking, hiking, mountain biking, whitewater rafting, fishing, wildlife viewing, and a boat ramp are located withing 10 miles of the campground. Visitors may want to take some time to visit nearby Crater Lake National Park, the only national park in Oregon! The amazing Crater Lake area offers a glimpse into the volcanic history of the area. Experience 172 miles of diverse river and mountain landscapes along the Rogue-Umpqua National Scenic Byway. Travel from rolling oak-covered hills and towering coniferous forests, amid some of the most unique geologic features. From roaring white water rapids to inter canyon lava flows, this drive will take your breath away. The highway travels alongside the Upper Rogue and North Umpqua Wild and Scenic Rivers that contain world class fisheries.
Charges & Cancellations
Reservation sites will be held until check out time (11am) the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of that following day to hold a reservation or the site will be forfeited and released to other guests. Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the Campground Manager will be able to modify your reservation.
What the agency tells you
Electric or water hook ups are not available.
Check-in time is 1:00 p.m., check out time is 11:00 a.m.
To provide a quality camping experience for everyone, loud/ boisterous parties are prohibited.
Everything else this campground posts · 3
Trash facilities are available.
There is no on-site camp host.
Maximum vehicle length: 24 feet
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 5
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 24 ft
- Paved pads
- 1 of 5
- Accessible sites
- None listed
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets
- “…for small groups. The small bathroom has flush toilets but is not handicap accessible. Day use parking is…”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…overnight. The campground has two water spigots with potable water conveniently located at each end…”
- Boat ramp
- Yes
Around the campground
- On the water
- Waterfall, Lake, River, Creek
- Birding
- Night sky · 302nd darkest of 770 in OR
- Bortle 2
No reading yet, book on recreation.gov
Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.
No availability snapshot inside the last 36 hours, so this page draws nothing rather than ageing a reading into fiction.
Watch for a cancellation
Full? Watch it.
One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
Tell me when the season opens
Watch for the season to open
One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
Every line of the receipt · 13
What you actually pay
“$5.00 per additional vehicle per day **MUST BE PAID AT THE CAMPGROUND FEE KIOSK UPON ARRIVAL $10.00 per night for additional camping units” · the U.S. Forest Service’s own fee record
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rate for this season, $16 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
“Reservation sites will be held until check out time (11am) the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of that following day to hold a reservation or the site will be forfeited and released to other guests. Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Co…” · this campground’s own terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 7
rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Oct 1, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
5 sites
All 5 sites
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 5 of the 5 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Steamboat Ball Field Group SiteUmpqua National Forest · 0.5 mi
Island CampgroundUmpqua National Forest · 0.7 mi
Scaredman Recreation SiteRoseburg District Swiftwater Field Office · 2.7 mi
Bogus Creek CampgroundUmpqua National Forest · 3.9 miApple Creek CampgroundUmpqua National Forest · 4.0 miDeer Flat Group CampgroundUmpqua National Forest · 4.4 miFrom Roseburg, Oregon, travel east on OR-138 (North Umpqua Highway) for 39 miles to Steamboat Creek Rd., Forest Road 38 and turn left. Canton Creek Campground is 1/4 mile on the right.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Glide, OR
Typical weather
Typical May night 43°F, day 70°F.
Coldest night of the open season: typical May night 43°F. Bring the bag rated for it.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or moreOutside the published season
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
Canton Creek 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 →