Bureau of Land Management · Oregon
Stillwater Campground
Bureau of Land Management · Oregon, United States
- Season
- Year-round
- Elevation
- 2,995 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Crooked Wild and Scenic River
- Nearest town
- Prineville
- Address
- Prineville District Office, Prineville, OR, 97754
- Phone
- 541-416-6700
- Activities
- Auto Touring, Camping, Fishing, Picnicking, Wildlife Viewing
About
Stillwater Campground offers ten large, partially-shaded campsites along a placid stretch of the Lower Crooked Wild and Scenic River. Some pull-through campsites as well as day-use parking are available in the recreation site.
Know Before You Go
Open year-round on a first-come, first-served basis; no potable water is available.
Cell phone service is not available in the campground.
When recreating on public lands, practice Leave-No-Trace Principles.
Watch for bicyclists: the section of road between Prineville and Bowman Dam is a state scenic bikeway
Point of Interest
The Chimney Rock segment of the Crooked River is characterized by a mostly steady gradient in the wild and scenic segment. Stillwater Campground is situated along one of the quiet locations of flatwater alluding to its name.
Fees
$8 per night; $2 per extra vehicle (tow vehicles excluded) with a maximum of two vehicles allowed per site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 29° | 5° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 42° | 29° | -7° | 62° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 50° | 31° | 9° | 73° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 54° | 36° | 23° | 78° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 64° | 45° | 32° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 76° | 51° | 40° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 62° | 49° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 88° | 62° | 49° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 75° | 52° | 43° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 66° | 43° | 33° | 80° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 52° | 36° | 20° | 67° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 41° | 28° | 2° | 59° | 9 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Castle Rock Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 1 mi
- Chimney Rock Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 1 mi
- Lone Pine Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 1 mi
- Post Pile Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 2 mi
- Poison Butte Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 2 mi
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