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Oregon Free Camping Rank and Rules

Oregon ranks #13 of 50 for free camping

Oregon ranks #13 of 50 for free camping, with 11.8 known dispersed sites per 1,000 sq mi.

Data as of

Oregon free camping in numbers

Oregon ranks #13 of 50 for free camping, with 11.8 known dispersed sites per 1,000 sq mi.

Rank
#13
Known dispersed sites per 1,000 sq mi
11.8
Known dispersed sites
1,137
Land area
95,988 sq mi
Developed campgrounds
1,544
State-land rule
Open by default
Forest restrictions tracked
1

Dispersed camping in Oregon

Can you camp on Oregon state land?

Open by default. State forests run by the Department of Forestry allow dispersed camping year round with no permit. This one rests on the agency’s own guidance rather than a written rule, so it sits on thinner ground than the Washington entry next to it. Every state, with the rule behind each answer: dispersed camping on state land, state by state.

Where is dispersed camping restricted in Oregon?

We track one National Forest restriction on dispersed camping in Oregon. Read it before you camp nearby.

  • Deschutes National Forest, Eight named areas. Camping is banned along particular roads or around particular features, not across the whole forest.

Each restriction, cited and dated: where dispersed camping is restricted.

How the rank works

We divide the known dispersed campsites in a state by its land area, in square miles, and multiply by 1,000. The rules above sit beside the rank but never change it. The count includes only sites that public sources map, so mapping effort affects the result. Roadside camping corridors and the points we place inside state wildlife and forest areas are not counted.