81% (210)
Top-rated campgrounds
81% (210)
Top-rated campgrounds
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Shane
October 2025
Tent
The host was great, the space was great, the scenery was great and the area was great. Will definitely be staying here again.
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Ellie
October 2025
16 ft car
Great views! Lots of room to explore, caught it right before the snow came in late October! Thank you Bonnie!
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John
October 2025
20 ft travel trailer
This was an amazing property. Big area, lots of trees. Space for an RV, but not at all the locations, mainly just one but an RV can honestly park anywhere it wants, just might not have a picnic table readily available but the hosts will get you one. There's a cool outhouse and hand wash station. The best part is its only 30 minutes from John Day Fossil Painted Hills. There's a cool bar and pizza food truck about 3 miles away and the town of Spray has the basic necessities. The hosts let you use their water hose that's at the edge of their house property on the fence next to the road so you can top off your RV when you get there and refill canisters if you run out. Overall great site, low frills, primitive location.
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Jess
September 2025
Tent
Super beautiful and private! Picnic tables were a fun surprise. The outhouse was clever and clean!
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Leila
September 2025
Tent
With pets
Loved this private spot perched high with views of the desert hills. It helped to have a more rugged vehicle to handle the steep rough road. Sunrise was gorgeous and the stargazing at night was incredible. We saw shooting stars across the Milky Way! We could occasionally see and hear the tenants at the house further up the hill (only when they were outside on the deck), but they were far enough away that it never felt intrusive. Otherwise, camp was super quiet and it felt like we had the WHOLE place to ourselves. Loved the trails on the property. The only bummer was that there were a lot of pokies that kept getting stuck in our dogs' paws which kept us from exploring more. So if you bring dogs, you may want to put booties on them. Loved the proximity to Painted Hills. This site is a total high desert gem and we will definitely be back!
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Rebecca
September 2025
16 ft car
Campsite was beautiful, clean bathroom. The stars were unreal. I was the only one there and it was amazing
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Karl
September 2025
15 ft travel trailer
With pets
Quiet, beautiful! Light trucks (SUV’s) with small trailers can easily negotiate the road in
We did not meet Bonnie.
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Jill
September 2025
Tent
Great private site with a beautiful view and amazing spot for stargazing in the dark sky. The trees provided nice shade in the heat. The charcoal grill was very little but worked well for two people. The bathroom and site were clean and well maintained.
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Samantha
September 2025
Tent
Beautiful part of the state with wide open grass lands and interesting geological sites.
The camp was quiet and comfortable. We had trees for shade and were an easy walk from the nicely maintained outhouse. A pump handwashing station was a nice touch.
Plenty of camp site options with level ground for camper vans (or tents/RV's).
Be prepared for lots of prickly bur buttercup, black medic, chickweed, and thistle.
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KATHERINE
August 2025
Tent
With kids
Beautiful location! We loved the sunset and stars, it was quiet and beautiful. My husband was worried about the steepness of the mile-long loose gravel road, but our SUV made it up fine. We brought one of those large blue water jugs and only needed about half of it for the four of us, and it was an easy drive to visit the Painted Hills the following morning. Would love to go back.
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Sam
August 2025
13 ft travel trailer
With pets
Amazing location with a breathtaking view. Wish we could have stayed longer!
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Mary
August 2025
15 ft travel trailer
With pets
As noted the site is a bit hard to find from the south but google maps does get you to the correct spot. Just look for the secluded picnic table. Our host was fantastic and offered us some fresh picked produce. This is a beautiful area and I will stop again.
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Lea
August 2025
16 ft pop-up camper
The quiet and solitude not to mention views of neighboring landscapes are not to be missed. But... try to miss the access road if it's a rare sustained downpour which is what we faced and made it to camp ok in 4WD with some consternation. Mainly we hoped the heavy rain didn't wash out the exit road. As soon as it dried next morning though all was good. Just saying. FYI since we didn't have levelers for our popup truck camper there's a really nice level spot just at the entrance to the picnic/BBQ flat landing spot.Super chill place for quiet,stars,views and a nice hike up the hill.
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Jacqui
August 2025
17 ft Class C
With kids
Amazing view from up high in the hills! It was a bit challenging to navigate when we arrived after dark, but we made it. We definitely appreciated the solar shower and water setup. Also enjoyed saying hello to the goats. Thank you!
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Elena
August 2025
30 ft campervan
Group trip
Tent camping was great! Had the place to ourselves out of sight from the main house. The out house and sink were amazing to have! Super kind host and got a few bars of soap which are lovely. She even sent us off with some fresh veggies! Will definitely want to stay here again.
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Susan
July 2025
Tent
The view from our site was incredible and it was so quiet! Highly recommend! (Short drive to the Painted Hills and Mitchell’s great pub Tiger something.)
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Paolo
July 2025
16 ft campervan
Bonnie's spot was wonderful! There's a wonderful sense of solitude, a clean bathroom, a great view over the surrounding hills, and a spectacular, practically pristine night sky (I say this as an amateur astronomer who's spent years looking for unpolluted skies). It's also uniquely situated as one of the very few HipCamp spots near the beautiful Geologic playground of John Day Fossil Beds. We definitely plan to return.
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Callie
July 2025
Tent
With pets
Very relaxing place! Toilet was very clean and well taken care of. Spaces were spread far enough apart for some privacy. You get to choose the available space you want when you arrive which is nice. The house is just down the road so getting water is super convenient!
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Saraju
July 2025
Tent
With kids
Great property and amazing views. Also wonderful, accommodating host. Very helpful and sweet person.
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Allison
July 2025
22 ft campervan
With pets
Plenty of space, pretty quiet, and nice night sky views. Some spots in full sun and some in shade. Easy to find and get settled and bought some fresh eggs in the morning for breakfast from the host.
At the time we were there (early July), there was a lot of foxtail grass all around, so FYI if you have a dog.
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