USDA Forest Service · Oregon
Jones Crossing Campground
USDA Forest Service · Oregon, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,872 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
- RIVER ROAD (NFSR 3300000) · asphalt · moderate degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Paisley, OR
About
US Forest Service campground. Located 25 minutes south of Paisley, Oregon, Jones Crossing is a rustic and popular forest camp located right on the free-flowing Chewaucan River. Some juniper and ponderosa pines dot the camp, offering shade. There are eight spacious campsites, each featuring a picnic table and fire grate. There is one vault toilet servicing the campground. There is no potable water. Visitors need to pack plenty of water. For recreation, campers can fish for rainbow or brook trout in the Chewaucan River. You may see or hear woodpeckers and songbirds make their presence known in this peaceful camp. There is also access to the Fremont National Recreation Trail #160 at Chewaucan Crossing, which is en route to Jones Crossing. The Fremont National Recreation Trail offers hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking pursuits. 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 | 38° | 25° | 8° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 39° | 25° | 0° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 43° | 28° | 11° | 70° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 50° | 31° | 14° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 64° | 42° | 28° | 80° | 4 of 11 |
| June | 73° | 49° | 34° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 87° | 60° | 44° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 59° | 45° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 74° | 50° | 39° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 64° | 40° | 29° | 76° | 4 of 10 |
| November | 48° | 33° | 7° | 63° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 37° | 23° | 1° | 56° | 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
- Chewaucan Crossing Campground/Trailhead · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
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- Campbell Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi
- Deadhorse Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi
- Bald Butte Lookout (Fremont-Winema National Forest, OR) · USDA Forest Service · 10 mi · 1 sites
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