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Yellowbottom Recreation Site
Quartzville Creek Wild and Scenic River
Upcoming Availability
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Campground guide
What to know before booking
Yellowbottom offers a one-mile hiking trail and access to Quartzville Creek Wild and Scenic River. Vault toilets Yellowbottom offers a beautiful swimming hole and a one-mile trail that will lead to old-growth trees.
max Stay
13 nights
Official campground details, summarized
Concise planning notes based on the public Recreation.gov campground information.
Natural Features
Yellowbottom offers a beautiful swimming hole and a one-mile trail that will lead to old-growth trees. Discover a landscape of old-growth and maturing forests, accented by rock outcropping, wildflowers and vivid fall colors.
Recreation
Yellowbottom offers a one-mile hiking trail and access to Quartzville Creek Wild and Scenic River.
Nearby Attractions
Multiple Forest Service trails into the Middle Santiam Wilderness Drive the Quartzville National Back Country Byway, past the emerald depths of Green Peter Reservoir and along the meandering waters of the Wild and Scenic Quartzville Creek. Enjoy a day of hiking and exploring, or spend the day fishing, swimming, and gold panning on the serene Quartzville River. The Old Miner's Meadow group campsite is nearby and can be reserved on recreation.gov.
Campsite map
Site markers come from Recreation.gov campsite coordinates.
Campsites
A sample of official campsite metadata for scanning equipment fit before booking.
Site 03
Camp
22 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 09
Camp
25 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 12
Camp
30 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 18
Camp
33 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 15
Camp
70 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 04
Camp
25 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 22
Camp
28 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 19
Camp
22 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 17
Camp
20 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 21
Camp
30 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 01
Camp
12 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 02
Camp
16 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 10
Camp
30 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 08
Camp
12 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 06
Camp
20 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 13
Camp
45 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 11
Camp
30 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 16
Camp
25 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 07
Camp
12 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 14
Camp
18 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Site 05
Camp
32 ft
vehicle
8
people
Yes
shade
Important notices
Caution: Log trucks may be encountered throughout the year. And the Byway is open year-round but may become hazardous due to snow and ice.
The site is remote, there is no cell service or electrical connections. Sites are small and may have limitations.
Pets are allowed but must be leashed (max. 6 feet). Please dispose all pet waste in trash receptacles.
Recreational mining and rock hounding are allowed along Quartzville Creek between Rocky Top Bridge and Galena Creek. Recreational mining guidelines are available from the BLM, Northwest Oregon District Office.
Surrounding campgrounds
Other tracked campgrounds within driving distance, nearest first.
Common questions
Is Yellowbottom Recreation Site available right now?
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