Hart-tish Campground
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- Right now
- Listed not openA database flag with no reason and no date
- A night
- $30From, per site
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there
In the agency’s own words
Located in southwest Oregon in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Hart-Tish Park is surrounded by a variety of landscapes, boasting nearby volcanic peaks, rivers and old-growth forests. Hart-Tish Park offers several acres of beautifully groomed lawn sloping down to the shores of Applegate Lake. Visitors can spot the peaks of the majestic Red Buttes Wilderness while looking south over the lake. Hart-tish offers day use areas for swimmers, and the convenience of a cement boat ramp for those looking to launch their boats! The Applegate Lake borders the campground making the view worth the drive. Keep reading
Hart-tish has eight tent sites set in shaded trees, all with their own campfire and BBQ pits. RV sites are located in front of the general store, and offer visitors a spectacular view of the lake. All of the campsites are dry camping (no water); however, there is a clean and modern restroom for your convenience. For a small day use fee, you can launch your boat at the cement dock and enjoy the beautiful Applegate Lake. Trails around the lake provide hikers and mountain bikers room to roam. Kayak and stand up paddleboard (SUP) rentals are also available. Hart-Tish park is one of the few Forest Service campgrounds with several acres of beautifully groomed lawn sloping down to the water's edge. From Hart-Tish one can look south across the lake to the peaks of the majestic Red Buttes Wilderness . The boat ramp is usable until the lake drops below 1,928 feet (above sea level) or when the facility is closed for winter. Nearby Hiking Opportunities: Applegate Lake trail system, including Da-ku-be-te-de Trail , Grouse Loop Trail , and the Collings Mountain Trail . The site is operated by a concessionaire . Reservations must be made through www.recreation.gov , or by calling (541) 899-9220.
Facilities
- Drinking water
- None, bring your own
- “…All of the campsites are dry camping (no water); however, there is a clean and modern restroom for…”
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- 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
Derived by CAMPANAC: the lowest per-night amount the agency’s fee record states ($30), and no booking fee, because this campground takes no reservations. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
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
HART-TISH PARK at APPLEGATE LAKE0.8 miTipsu Tyee CampgroundRogue River National Forest · 1.2 miHarr Point CampgroundRogue River National Forest · 1.5 mi
Carberry Group CampgroundRogue River National Forest · 2.6 mi
Jackson Campground on the Applegate RiverRogue River National Forest · 4.8 mi
Acorn Woman LakesRogue River National Forest · 4.9 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 36°F, day 68°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical December night 29°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
Hart-tish 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 →