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U.S. Forest Service · National Recreation Area · Oregon

Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

Here, one in two take walk-ups.

10Campgrounds
5Take walk-ups
1Free to camp
$10–$15A night, across 8
51Sites, from 5
3,240–6,580 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 10 of these 10 campgrounds

Where they are

10 of 10 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

10 campgrounds
OlloKot CampgroundReservableHells Canyon National Recreation Area · ORfrom $1513 sites4,020 ftdrinking watertoiletsLick Creek CampgroundReservableHells Canyon National Recreation Area · ORfrom $109 sites5,440 ftBuckhorn CampgroundFirst-comeHells Canyon National Recreation Area · ORFree5,240 ftLake Fork CampgroundFirst-comeSeasonalHells Canyon National Recreation Area · ORfrom $153,240 ftSaddle Creek CampgroundFirst-comeHells Canyon National Recreation Area · OR6,580 ftTwin Lakes CampgroundFirst-comeHells Canyon National Recreation Area · ORfrom $106,480 ftDougherty CampgroundReservableHells Canyon National Recreation Area · ORfrom $1012 sites5,140 ftIndian Crossing CampgroundReservableHells Canyon National Recreation Area · ORfrom $1510 sites4,530 ftCoverdale CampgroundReservableHells Canyon National Recreation Area · ORfrom $107 sites4,270 ftdrinking waterHidden CampgroundFirst-comeSeasonalHells Canyon National Recreation Area · ORfrom $104,410 ftdrinking water
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Lick Creek1,956 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Buckhorn17,180 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Homestead5,817 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Lake Fork21,936 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Imnaha Face29,575 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Wildhorse20,308 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Columbia Center Mutual Aid fire · 45 mi from the nearest campground here · 150 acres
Wildfire
Paradise fire · 46 mi from the nearest campground here · 9,656 acres · 86% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 14, 2026

Who answers for this land

Hells Canyon National Recreation Area’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Cliff Bentz, official portrait
Cliff Bentz (R)OR 2nd · 10 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly