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Farewell Bend Campground

May–Jun, Sep–Oct
best months

Is Farewell Bend Campground open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in High Cascades Ranger District. It doesn't name Farewell Bend Campground, so check the source for the area it covers.

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

  • At 3,411 ft
  • High Cascades Ranger DistrictRogue River-Siskiyou National Forests

Farewell Bend Campground is a Forest Service campground in the High Cascades Ranger District of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests in southern Oregon, about 13 miles from Prospect. It sits beside the Rogue River and next to Crater Lake National Park, with the Upper Rogue River Trail close by. The campground has 61 campsites with picnic tables and fire rings, along with flush toilets, drinking water, a children's play area and a campground host. Firewood is for sale, and garbage and gray water are handled with sumps. Summer is the driest stretch. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Prospect show July and August highs around 89°F with only two or three wet days a month, while winter months bring highs in the 50s and rain on more than half the days. Rogue Gorge and Natural Bridge are sites not to miss. Union Creek Campground is less than a mile away, and Natural Bridge Campground is about 2 miles off.

Local outfitters

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.

  • Best time to go · May–Jun, Sep–Oct

    Best time to visit Farewell Bend Campground

    Best months: May–June and September–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

      50° / 30°

      16 wet

    2. Feb

      54° / 31°

      14 wet

    3. Mar

      58° / 33°

      16 wet

    4. Apr

      62° / 35°

      15 wet

    5. May

      71° / 41°

      11 wet

    6. Jun

      78° / 45°

      5 wet

    7. Jul

      89° / 50°

      3 wet

    8. Aug

      89° / 49°

      2 wet

    9. Sep

      83° / 44°

      4 wet

    10. Oct

      70° / 38°

      9 wet

    11. Nov

      55° / 34°

      16 wet

    12. Dec

      48° / 30°

      17 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Prospect 2 Sw, OR, 13.2 mi away at 2,482 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

    Closures we've recorded since August 2026

    • Stage 2 Public Use Fire Restrictions (Forest-wide)

      Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · Order dated September 4, 2026; seen Sep 3, 2026 → lifted Oct 28, 2026 · Forest Service

    • Stage 3 Public Use Fire Restrictions (Forest-wide)

      Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · Order dated July 17, 2026; seen Aug 23, 2026 → lifted Sep 3, 2026 · Forest Service

Farewell Bend Campground

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