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USFSRogue River-Siskiyou National Forest · Oregon
Quail Prairie Lookout
Overview THIS FACILITY IS CLOSED TO RESERVATIONS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Quail Prairie Lookout offers guests a unique lodging experience in the Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest in western Oregon.
Sites1first-come
Elev.2,723ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Medford5h00real 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 2,723 ft, Quail Prairie Lookout has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 35°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are first-come, first-served. No reservations, so arrive early. Within about 4 miles: 3 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on cool nights and shade. Softest on reservability.
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
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
93%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 25
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 8.
54°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Medford
150 mi
5h00
02
Eugene
263 mi
7h11
03
Bend
312 mi
8h41
04
Portland
368 mi
9h16
By drive time
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
5
Peaks
3
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
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.