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Saddle on corral railing in front of buckskin horse with purple halter looking toward camera.
WILLOW PRAIRIE HORSECAMPWILLOW PRAIRIE HORSECAMP
USFSRogue River-Siskiyou National Forest · Oregon

Willow Prairie Horsecamp

Overview Willow Prairie Horse Camp is nestled in tall timber at an elevation of 4,400 feet just southwest of Mt.
Sites1210 reservable
Elev.4,416ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rig40 ft
Electricnonesites
From Medford1h02real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 4,416 ft, Willow Prairie Horsecamp has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 28°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 12 sites total: 10 reservable and 2 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

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
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
92%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jun 1
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 9.
51°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Medford
39 mi
1h02
02
Bend
159 mi
3h38
03
Eugene
201 mi
4h13
04
Portland
306 mi
6h18
By drive time
Medford · 1h02Bend · 3h38Eugene · 4h13Portland · 6h18Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.2 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 12 SITES
Color byShow only

11 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
12
Sites

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
9
Peaks
1

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.2 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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