Williamson River Campground
nearest town: Chiloquin OR
part of: Winema National Forest
A Forest Service Campground in the Oregon region.
Number of visits: 2
GPS: 42.6598,-121.8523
Bathroom: pit • Water: yes
1.6 miles of unpleasant washboardy gravel road. The same turnoff as Collier State Park - cheaper, and you get what you pay for! Flat, featureless, 3' tall undergrowth and 60' tall ponderosa pines scattered about. There is a trail to the Williamson River about 1/3 mile away.
Notes on each visit (posted cost • senior cost):
well, well, three years later, and the exact same site calls to me! The big boy trailers are lining the outside of the campground loop, so spot 8 on the inside looks good, I angle myself away from everybody for that illusion of privacy.
This place is super boring, but so is this entire 150 miles or so of US 97. I tried out my theory that going really fast on washboardy roads is easier than going really slow, and it worked great! I put up a hell of a dust plume, but I got through that 1.5 mies crappy road really quick!
The vermin keyword is because a chipmunk jumped in the van with me this morning - not cool!
I took the trail, and when I got to the river I wished I'd brought my swimming trunks, because the water was very inviting.