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Bureau of Land ManagementShotgun Creek OHV Staging Area · Oregon
Shotgun Creek Recreation Site
Overview The refreshing location with its lush, forest setting, coupled with comforts normally associated with an urban park, blend seamlessly at this popular day-use site.
Sites2all reservable
Elev.758ft
Comf.Jan-Dec11 months
Max rig20 ft
Electric2sites
From Eugene0h38real 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 758 ft, Shotgun Creek Recreation Site has a 11-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 37°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 2 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 2 walk-in, and the longest takes a 20-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 2 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
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.
89%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 6
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 1.
56°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Eugene
21 mi
0h38
02
Portland
110 mi
2h24
03
Bend
118 mi
2h51
04
Medford
185 mi
3h50
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.3 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 2 SITES
Color byShow only
2 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
2
Walk-in
0
50-amp
2
Accessible
2
Prime
2
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
29
Peaks
2
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.3 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.