USDA Forest Service · Oregon
Alder Springs
USDA Forest Service · Oregon, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 with water, 1 no hookups
- Season
- June 12 to November 1
- Cost
- Single Campsites - $10 per night Extra Vehicles - $5 per vehicle, per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,766 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- UPPER ALDER SPRINGS (NFSR 4200246) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Willamette National Forest
- Nearest town
- Blue River
- Address
- 57600 McKenzie Highway, Blue River, OR, 97413
- Phone
- N/A
1 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature.
If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 28° | 12° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 39° | 28° | 5° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 44° | 29° | 17° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 47° | 32° | 18° | 72° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 56° | 40° | 31° | 78° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 68° | 45° | 35° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 52° | 43° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 81° | 54° | 46° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 70° | 48° | 38° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 60° | 40° | 25° | 79° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 47° | 34° | 17° | 64° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 39° | 28° | 6° | 58° | 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
- Alder Springs Campground · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi
- Scott Lake · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 4 sites
- Limberlost Campground · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi · 2 sites
- Lava Camp Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
- Olallie on McKenzie Highway - Willamette (OR) · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi · 17 sites
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