USDA Forest Service · Oregon
Lower South Fork Campground
USDA Forest Service · Oregon, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $15 per night Additional Vehicle Fee: $7 per vehicle per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,065 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
- LODGEPOLE (NFSR 3400000) · asphalt · moderate degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Prospect, Medford, OR
About
US Forest Service campground. Sites are located near the South Fork Rogue River. Facilities 6 campsites with picnic tables, and fire pits No drinking water 2 vault toilets No garbage disposal - Please pack it out. 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 | 42° | 28° | 16° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 41° | 29° | 6° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 46° | 29° | 18° | 72° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 50° | 31° | 19° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 60° | 40° | 29° | 76° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 71° | 47° | 35° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 57° | 44° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 57° | 47° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 74° | 51° | 41° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 66° | 43° | 29° | 80° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 49° | 35° | 14° | 64° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 40° | 28° | 14° | 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.
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