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U.S. Forest Service · Wild and Scenic River · Oregon

Metolius, Oregon Wild and Scenic River

14 federal campgrounds, all of them reservable or unlisted.

14Campgrounds

$18–$28A night, across 3

169Sites, from 11

2,040–2,990 ftElevation

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 14 of these 14 campgrounds

Where they are

14 of 14 mapped

Drawing the map

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 14

14 campgrounds

ReservableOpen

Allen Springs Campground

Metolius, Oregon Wild and Scenic River · OR

16 sites8 walk-in sites1 pull-through siterigs to 36 ft2,780 fttoilets

ReservableOpen

Pine Rest Campground

Metolius, Oregon Wild and Scenic River · OR

7 sitesrigs to 18 ft2,900 fttoilets

Reservable

Smiling River Campground

Metolius, Oregon Wild and Scenic River · OR

36 sites8 pull-through sitesrigs to 50 ft2,950 ftdrinking watertoilets

Reservable

Pioneer Ford Campground

Metolius, Oregon Wild and Scenic River · OR

20 sites8 pull-through sitesrigs to 40 ft2,730 ftdrinking watertoilets

Reservable

Gorge Campground

Metolius, Oregon Wild and Scenic River · OR

18 sites15 pull-through sitesrigs to 40 ft2,910 fttoilets

Reservable

Riverside Campground (Deschutes National Forest, OR)

Metolius, Oregon Wild and Scenic River · OR

16 sites16 walk-in sites2,990 fttoilets

Reservable

Camp Sherman Campground

Metolius, Oregon Wild and Scenic River · OR

15 sites5 pull-through sitesrigs to 40 ft2,900 ftdrinking watertoilets

Reservable

Monty Campground

Metolius, Oregon Wild and Scenic River · OR

12 sites2 pull-through sitesrigs to 90 ft2,040 fttoilets

Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.

Lower Bridge CampgroundMetolius, Oregon Wild and Scenic River · OR12 sites · rigs to 30 ft · 2,730 ft · drinking waterReservableOpen Camp Sherman CampgroundMetolius, Oregon Wild and Scenic River · ORfrom $27 · 2,940 ftOpen Allingham CampgroundMetolius, Oregon Wild and Scenic River · ORfrom $28 · 2,920 ft Riverside CampgroundMetolius, Oregon Wild and Scenic River · ORfrom $18 · 2,990 ft

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit

Roadless

Metolius Breaks11,141 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Mt. Jefferson2,282 acres · 7 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

Beachcomb fire · 6.3 mi from the nearest campground here · 13,648 acres · 100% contained

Wildfire

Bench fire · 6.3 mi from the nearest campground here · 4,000 acres · 90% contained

Wildfire

0658 Round Butte fire · 13 mi from the nearest campground here · 1,163 acres · 98% contained

Wildfire

Shitike 2 fire · 14 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres

Wildfire

0433 Brewer fire · 28 mi from the nearest campground here · 70,821 acres · 100% contained

Wildfire

0780 fire · 29 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres

Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 8, 2026

Who answers for this land

Metolius, Oregon Wild and Scenic River’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Cliff Bentz (R)OR 2nd · 14 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

SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly