Bureau of Land Management · Oregon
Big Bend Campground
Bureau of Land Management · Oregon, United States
- Sites
- 13
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,091 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Phone
- 541-416-6700
- Activities
- Biking, Camping, Fishing, Day Use Area, Photography, Accessible Facility or Activity
About
BLM campground. Located south of Prineville, Oregon, this campground offers year-round camping and Crooked Wild and Scenic River access along the Lower Crooked Back Country Byway. Cooperatively managed in partnership with the Bureau of Reclamation and Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, this campground's facilities include 13 campsites, one group use area and a day-use area with access to the Crooked Wild and Scenic River.
Stay limit: 14 Days.
Fees
$8 per night; $2 per extra vehicle (tow vehicles excluded) with a maximum of two vehicles allowed per site. Group-use site is $16 per night.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 28° | 4° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 42° | 29° | -7° | 62° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 50° | 31° | 9° | 73° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 54° | 35° | 23° | 77° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 64° | 45° | 32° | 87° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 75° | 51° | 40° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 61° | 48° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 87° | 61° | 49° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 75° | 52° | 43° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 66° | 42° | 33° | 80° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 52° | 35° | 19° | 66° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 41° | 28° | 1° | 58° | 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.
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- Lone Pine Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 2 mi · 6 sites
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