Oregon Public Lands
52.3% of Oregon is federal land: 32,226,209 of its 61,598,720 acres (2024 data). The largest federal land manager in Oregon is the Bureau of Land Management, with 15,727,901 acres, 25.5% of the state. Dispersed camping is generally allowed on BLM land for up to 14 days, after which you must move at least 25 miles. This guide covers 83 state parks, 5 National Park Service units, 13 national forests, 4 BLM conservation areas and monuments, 48 wilderness areas, and 23 national wildlife refuges.
Explore Oregon public lands by type
- Oregon state parks 83 parks, 33 with camping, 34 with swimming
- Oregon national parks 5 National Park Service units
- Oregon national forests Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Klamath National Forest, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Deschutes National Forest, Mt. Hood National Forest, Fremont-Winema National Forest, Malheur National Forest, Umatilla National Forest, Willamette National Forest, Ochoco National Forest, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, Siuslaw National Forest, Umpqua National Forest
- Oregon BLM units 4 conservation areas and monuments, 1 with designated-site camping, 1 closed to camping
- Oregon wilderness areas 48 areas
- Oregon national wildlife refuges 23 national wildlife refuges, 1 with camping
Oregon public land map
- BLM conservation areas and monuments
- National forests
- National parks, recreation areas and monuments (NPS)
- National wildlife refuges (FWS)
- State parks
- Wilderness areas (dashed)
Land managed by (switch layers on or off)
Land ownership: USGS PAD-US 4.1, dissolved by manager and simplified (parcels under about 2 square km not shown). Unit boundaries simplified. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
List of all 176 places on this map
State parks (83)
- Ainsworth State Park
- Alfred A. Loeb State Park
- Bandon State Natural Area
- Bates State Park
- Benson State Recreation Area
- Beverly Beach State Park
- Bob Straub State Park
- Bonnie Lure State Recreation Area
- Brian Booth State Park
- Bullards Beach State Park
- Cape Arago State Park
- Cape Blanco State Park
- Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area
- Cape Lookout State Park
- Carl G. Washburne Memorial State Park
- Cascadia State Park
- Catherine Creek State Park
- Clay Myers State Natural Area at Whalen Island
- Collier Memorial State Park
- Cottonwood Canyon State Park
- Dabney State Recreation Area
- Deschutes River State Recreation Area
- Detroit Lake State Recreation Area
- Devils Lake State Recreation Area
- Devils Punch Bowl State Natural Area
- Ecola State Park
- Elijah Bristow State Park
- Farewell Bend State Recreation Area
- Fogarty Creek State Recreation Area
- Fort Rock State Natural Area
- George W. Joseph State Natural Area
- Golden and Silver Falls State Natural Area
- Goose Lake State Recreation Area
- Government Island State Recreation Area
- Guy W. Talbot State Park
- Harris Beach State Park
- Hat Rock State Park
- Hilgard Junction State Park
- Hilgard Junction State Recreation Area
- Humbug Mountain State Park
- Illinois River Forks State Park
- Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park
- L. L. "Stub" Stewart State Park
- La Pine State Park
- Lake Owyhee State Park
- Mayer State Park
- Memaloose State Park
- Milo McIver State Park
- Minam State Recreation Area
- Molalla River State Park
- Nehalem Bay State Park
- North Santiam State Recreation Area
- Ona Beach State Park
- Oswald West State Park
- Port Orford Heads State Park
- Prineville Reservoir State Park
- Rooster Rock State Park
- Saddle Mountain State Natural Area
- Seneca Fouts Memorial State Natural Area
- Shore Acres State Park
- Silver Falls State Park
- Sisters State Park
- Sitka Sedge State Natural Area
- Smith Rock State Park
- South Beach State Park
- Starvation Creek State Park
- State Capitol State Park
- Succor Creek State Natural Area
- Sunset Bay State Park
- The Cove Palisades State Park
- Tryon Creek State Natural Area
- Tumalo State Park
- Umpqua Lighthouse State Park
- Valley of the Rogue State Park
- Viento State Park
- Vinzenz Lausmann Memorial State Natural Area
- Wallowa Lake State Park
- White River Falls State Park
- Willamette Mission State Park
- William M. Tugman State Park
- Wyeth State Recreation Area
- Wygant State Natural Area
- Yachats State Recreation Area
National parks, recreation areas and monuments (NPS) (5)
National forests (13)
- Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
- Deschutes National Forest
- Fremont-Winema National Forest
- Klamath National Forest
- Malheur National Forest
- Mt. Hood National Forest
- Ochoco National Forest
- Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests
- Siuslaw National Forest
- Umatilla National Forest
- Umpqua National Forest
- Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
- Willamette National Forest
BLM conservation areas and monuments (4)
Wilderness areas (48)
- Badger Creek Wilderness
- Black Canyon Wilderness
- Boulder Creek Wilderness
- Bridge Creek Wilderness
- Bull of the Woods Wilderness
- Clackamas Wilderness
- Copper Salmon Wilderness
- Cummins Creek Wilderness
- Devil's Staircase Wilderness
- Diamond Peak Wilderness
- Drift Creek Wilderness
- Eagle Cap Wilderness
- Gearhart Mountain Wilderness
- Grassy Knob Wilderness
- Hells Canyon Wilderness
- Kalmiopsis Wilderness
- Lower White River Wilderness
- Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
- Menagerie Wilderness
- Middle Santiam Wilderness
- Mill Creek Wilderness
- Monument Rock Wilderness
- Mount Hood Wilderness
- Mount Jefferson Wilderness
- Mount Thielsen Wilderness
- Mount Washington Wilderness
- Mountain Lakes Wilderness
- North Fork John Day Wilderness
- North Fork Umatilla Wilderness
- Opal Creek Wilderness
- Oregon Badlands Wilderness
- Oregon Islands Wilderness
- Red Buttes Wilderness
- Roaring River Wilderness
- Rock Creek Wilderness
- Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness
- Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness
- Sky Lakes Wilderness
- Soda Mountain Wilderness
- Spring Basin Wilderness
- Steens Mountain Wilderness
- Strawberry Mountain Wilderness
- Table Rock Wilderness
- Three Arch Rocks Wilderness
- Three Sisters Wilderness
- Waldo Lake Wilderness
- Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness
- Wild Rogue Wilderness
National wildlife refuges (FWS) (23)
- Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge
- Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
- Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge
- Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge
- Cold Springs National Wildlife Refuge
- Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge
- Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
- Lewis And Clark National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge
- Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
- Mckay Creek National Wildlife Refuge
- Mcnary National Wildlife Refuge
- Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge
- Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge
- Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge
- Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge
- Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge
- Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge
- Wapato Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge
Who manages Oregon's land
| Agency | Acres | Share of Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management | 15,727,901 | 25.5% |
| U.S. Forest Service | 15,700,419 | 25.5% |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 583,280 | 0.9% |
| National Park Service | 196,271 | 0.3% |
| Department of Defense | 18,338 | 0% |
| All federal land | 32,226,209 | 52.3% |
Source: Congressional Research Service, Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data (R42346), 2024 data, checked 2026-09-30.
Camping on Oregon public land
BLM
Dispersed camping is generally allowed on BLM land for up to 14 days, after which you must move at least 25 miles. (BLM Oregon, checked 2026-09-30.) See Oregon BLM units for each area's own rule.
National forest
Free dispersed camping is also allowed on Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area .
Wildlife refuges
Most national wildlife refuges ban camping, but Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge allows it, each under its own rules and stay limit.
State parks
33 of Oregon's state parks have developed campgrounds on record; compare them in the Oregon state parks table.
Common questions
- 52.3% of Oregon is federal land: 32,226,209 of its 61,598,720 acres (2024 data).
- 15,727,901 acres, 25.5% of the state (2024 data).
- The largest federal land manager in Oregon is the Bureau of Land Management, with 15,727,901 acres, 25.5% of the state.
- Yes. Dispersed camping is generally allowed on BLM land for up to 14 days, after which you must move at least 25 miles. Individual conservation areas and monuments set their own rules; check each unit.
- This guide lists 83 Oregon state parks and recreation areas, 33 of them with camping on record.
- congress.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- blm.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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