Oregon · Camping

Bear Camp Shelter

Jun–Oct
best months

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 5 alerts for Diamond Lake Ranger District.

As of · Source: USFS · Diamond Lake Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

  • At 5,511 ft
  • Diamond Lake Ranger DistrictUmpqua National Forest

Bear Camp Shelter is a Forest Service campground in Oregon's Umpqua National Forest, within the Diamond Lake Ranger District. It sits on land managed by the Forest Service and offers vault toilets as its only amenity. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical July and August highs reach about 79°F with only around four wet days a month, according to averages from a nearby weather station at Lemolo Lake. That station sits roughly 1,400 feet lower than the shelter, so temperatures here run cooler. Several other spots are close by. The Boulder Creek hike starts just 0.4 miles away, and Fuller Lake is about 1.1 miles off. Grassy Ranch and Reynolds Shelter campgrounds are both about 1.7 miles away.

Local outfitters

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Oct

    Best time to visit Bear Camp Shelter

    Best months: June–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      39° / 27°

      17 wet · 10 snow

    2. Feb

      42° / 27°

      15 wet · 9 snow

    3. Mar

      46° / 29°

      17 wet · 9 snow

    4. Apr

      50° / 32°

      17 wet · 5 snow

    5. May

      61° / 38°

      14 wet · 1 snow

    6. Jun

      68° / 43°

      9 wet

    7. Jul

      79° / 48°

      4 wet

    8. Aug

      79° / 47°

      4 wet

    9. Sep

      72° / 43°

      6 wet

    10. Oct

      58° / 36°

      12 wet · 1 snow

    11. Nov

      45° / 31°

      16 wet · 6 snow

    12. Dec

      38° / 26°

      18 wet · 11 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lemolo Lake 3 Nnw, OR, 13.5 mi away at 4,077 ft. The station sits about 1,400 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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Rules & access

Fee
No fee

Source: USDA Forest Service recreation sites (EDW)