USDA Forest Service · Oregon
Butler Bar Campground
USDA Forest Service · Oregon, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Elevation
- 876 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
- SIXES RIVER (NFSR 5201000) · crushed aggregate or gravel · high clearance vehicles
- Nearest town
- Port Orford, ORGold Beach, OR
About
US Forest Service campground. Butler Bar Campground; has primitive camping with access to the Wild and Scenic Elk River, and is adjacent to the Copper-Salmon Wilderness and Grassy Knob Wilderness. Planning to ride the Wild Coast Scenic Bikeway? This is one of the campgrounds along the way! Facilities 7 campsites with picnic tables, and fire pits No drinking water Vault toilet 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 | 53° | 42° | 35° | 65° | 0 of 11 |
| February | 49° | 41° | 29° | 66° | 3 of 11 |
| March | 51° | 41° | 34° | 71° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 53° | 42° | 31° | 69° | 1 of 11 |
| May | 59° | 48° | 40° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 64° | 51° | 43° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 72° | 55° | 51° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 73° | 57° | 52° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 69° | 54° | 46° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 63° | 50° | 41° | 74° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 56° | 47° | 37° | 65° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 51° | 42° | 33° | 66° | 0 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
- Sunshine Bar Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Laird Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
- Sixes River Campground OR · Bureau of Land Management · 6 mi · 5 sites
- Humbug Mountain State Park · Oregon State Parks · 9 mi · 91 sites
- Edson Creek Campground (OR) · Bureau of Land Management · 9 mi · 37 sites
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