USDA Forest Service · Oregon
Cottonwood Pit Campground
USDA Forest Service · Oregon, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,636 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- NFSR 4274079 · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Nearest town
- Mitchell, Oregon or Paulina, Oregon
About
US Forest Service campground. As you may have guessed, this campground is located in an old gravel pit. When the excavation hit the water table and the pit was filled in with water the operations ceased and the site was abandoned. Now this campground is locally known as a swimming hole, and is also occasionally stocked with trout. Pack out what you pack in. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 21° | -2° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 34° | 20° | -14° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 40° | 23° | 2° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 26° | 12° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 55° | 36° | 23° | 76° | 8 of 11 |
| June | 67° | 41° | 30° | 80° | 2 of 11 |
| July | 81° | 53° | 39° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 79° | 52° | 42° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 43° | 34° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 59° | 35° | 23° | 72° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 43° | 28° | 9° | 60° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 20° | -6° | 50° | 10 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
- Cottonwood Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Big Spring Campground · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi
- Barnhouse Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
- Wolf Creek Industrial Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
- Sugar Creek Campground and Day Use Area · USDA Forest Service · 10 mi
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