Comments on: National Park too crowded? Try a National Forest Instead

By: Joan

Joan — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:35:18 +0000

Sorry that none of Oregon’s fantastic national forests made the cut. Honestly, if you want to be in the great outdoors, Oregon is one state that has a lot to offer. Many campgrounds in our national forests are very small so you don’t have to be camped amongst 50 RV’s each with two kids and three dogs. However, if that is your cup of tea there is plenty available for that as well.

•Deschutes National Forest
•Fremont-Winema National Forest
•Malheur National Forest
•Mt. Hood National Forest
•Ochoco National Forest
•Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
•Siuslaw National Forest
•Umatilla National Forest
•Umpqua National Forest
•Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
•Willamette National Forest

By: Roy Scribner

Roy Scribner — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:23:18 +0000

Thanks, Christine – Suzi has tons of great information on national forest camping at http://www.forestcamping.com

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:26:29 +0000

Great post! I’ve camped in National Forests before yet when I plan a trip I always seem to be looking for a National Park. I’ll definitely keep this in mind for the next one.

By: Roy Scribner

Roy Scribner — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:42:51 +0000

Mark! Thanks for stopping by – I saw this quote attributed to Winston Churchill today on Twitter, that I’d never heard before, but I thought was very profound: “Nature will not be admired by proxy.”

By: Roy Scribner

Roy Scribner — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:35:16 +0000

I’ve been all around it (Idaho Falls, Butte, Bozeman, etc.) but never actually in it! One of these days…

I love dispersed camping, although here in California we usually can’t have a fire – which bums the kids out, a bit.