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Pull-thru
USFSRogue River-Siskiyou National Forest · Oregon
Jim Creek Group Campground
Overview Jim Creek Group Campground provides your group with a peaceful camping experience in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.3,051ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rig15 ft
Electricnonesites
From Medford1h29real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 3,051 ft, Jim Creek Group Campground has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 29°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 1 walk-in, and the longest takes a 15-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 2 named hiking routes, 3 peaks.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on big-rig fit.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
93%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 15
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 18.
53°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Medford
54 mi
1h29
02
Bend
125 mi
2h58
03
Eugene
162 mi
3h56
04
Portland
267 mi
6h01
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.9 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
1
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
2
Trail segments
20
Peaks
3
Water & Access
To nearest major road
1.9 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.