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Group picnic shelter and barbecue next to large flat lawn ringed by mostly conifer forest.
STEAMBOAT BALL FIELD GROUP SITESTEAMBOAT BALL FIELD GROUP SITE
USFSUmpqua National Forest · Oregon

Steamboat Ball Field Group Site

Overview Steamboat Ball Field Group Site sits near the banks of the North Umpqua River under a canopy of forest.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.1,306ft
Comf.Apr-Nov8 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Eugene2h32real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 1,306 ft, Steamboat Ball Field Group Site has a 8-month comfortable window (Apr-Nov). Winter nights average around 34°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: 3 peaks, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on quiet.

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
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
Apr-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
90%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 29
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 22.
56°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Eugene
72 mi
2h32
02
Medford
137 mi
3h12
03
Bend
138 mi
3h24
04
Portland
177 mi
4h36
By drive time
Eugene · 2h32Medford · 3h12Bend · 3h24Portland · 4h36Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.1 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 1 SITES
0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
1
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
To nearest major road
0.1 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.

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