South Fork Upper
- Feb–Nov
- best months
- At 204 ft
- Chetco, Oregon Wild and Scenic River
South Fork Upper is a Forest Service campground on the Chetco, Oregon Wild and Scenic River, about 0.4 miles from South Fork Camps. No fees are required to use the site, which makes it an easy stop for anyone already exploring the Chetco corridor. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Brookings show July and August highs around 67°F with lows in the low 50s, while winter highs sit in the low to mid 50s. The closest neighbors are South Fork Camps, just 0.4 miles away, and Chetco Gorge, a hike about 1.8 miles off. Redwood Bar campground is 2.3 miles away, and paddlers can head to Eagle Creek, roughly 4 miles from the site.
Local outfitters
- Beachfront RV Park12 mi away
- Turtle Rock RV Resort20 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- South Fork CampsCamping0.4 mi
- Chetco GorgeHiking1.8 mi
- Redwood BarCamping2.3 mi
- Nook BarCamping3.1 mi
- Eagle CreekCanoeing4 mi
- South Fork Chetco RiverCanoeing5.3 mi
Redwood NatureHikingPhoto: bsterling, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)5.6 mi
Riverview Nature TrailHikingPhoto: Rick Obst, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)5.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Quail Prairie LookoutCamping · ~10 min drive
- Pearsoll Peak LoHut camping · ~29 min drive
Alfred A. LoebCamping · ~10 min drivePhoto: Rick Obst — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- South Fork CampsCamping · Next door
- Little RedwoodCamping · ~4 min drive
- Miller BarCamping · ~8 min drive
- Packers CabinCamping · ~8 min drive
- Red Mountain PrairieCamping · ~11 min drive
- Humboldt SpringCamping · ~12 min drive
- Ludlum HouseCamping · ~18 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Redwood NatureHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: bsterling, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Mount EmilySummit · ~10 min drivePhoto: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Winchuck RiverCanoeing · ~20 min drivePhoto: United States Forest Service, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- Natural BridgesNatural arch · ~20 min drive
Best time to visit South Fork Upper
Best months: February–November. 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.
Jan
54° / 44°
Feb
55° / 43°
Mar
55° / 43°
Apr
58° / 45°
May
62° / 48°
Jun
65° / 51°
Jul
67° / 53°
Aug
66° / 54°
Sep
67° / 52°
Oct
63° / 49°
Nov
57° / 46°
Dec
53° / 43°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Brookings, OR, 12.4 mi away at 82 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
