Farewell Bend Campground

We had a bad experience at this Campground. My large group had several campsites in the Catfish Loop. We chose this Campground so that we could swim in the Snake River to cool down from the heat. It was 104° for two days, followed by 102°, then several days in the 90°s. Unfortunately, there was an algae bloom in the water and we were unable to swim. In order to attempt SOME level of comfort, a couple of people in our group purchased inflatable pools to cool down. Two park rangers forced us to empty the pools because they said it was against park policy. A policy they couldn't bring us to see and that wasn't posted anywhere. A supposed policy that, doesn't protect the park from any real harm and that, taken the circumstances should have been waved for the customers who paid a lot of money to enjoy a week at the campground.
The next day, when we arrived to camp from town, we found the sprinklers to be on and soaking two of our members' tents & sleeping gear.
There is also no warning about the extreme winds that are at the Campground at night, which the park rangers said is a regular occurrence. EXTREME WINDS, VERY loud all night!
My group goes camping for a week every summer, all around Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. This was the worst park experience we've had in the twenty + years of doing this.
We will not be back.

We absolutely loved this campground. The site is a shared community site that we had apprehensions about, but our neighbors were great. From the site you felt as you were almost alone in the forest. The adjoining sites were cloaked behind numerous trees that gave the impression of privacy. Our site was right on the river and the sound of the rushing river was so relaxing. We didn't bring the kids on this trip but they would have loved the play area in the middle of the campground. We are planning to visit this campground again next year, possibly with our neighbors we met this year.

Loved it here! We turned in here late at night because we couldn't drive any longer and ended up in a first come, first serve site right on the Rogue River with its own little private beach access. It felt like we hit the jackpot. From camp there are hiking trails along with the river as far as you want to walk.
Nice campground, clean and well kept.

However, no cell phone signal, no hook ups, no dump station, no water hook ups. Basically, dry camping. Water is available but not that you can hook a hose to, at least what we found.

And it's right at the the junction to head to Crater Lake.

We were traveling with friends and snagged a double site right on the Rogue River. The RV length restriction indicates 40 feet but we were able to get our 45 foot motorhome in. Part of the reason is where the site was located which was right at the first intersection next to the camp host. We wouldn't have made it around the loop due to tight corners and overhanging trees. The double sites are close together (only one of us could extend our awning) but the "yard" is huge. I mean huge! Nice firepit and we had our own "private" rocks on the Rogue River. Be aware that the water is frigid! We were lucky enough to be there for a free fishing weekend and had a blast catching trout. There are no hookups or WII FI and no cell coverage. We found the best place to get connected was at the library in Prospect. They have free and very good WII FI, and cell phone service is available here. There were lots of bugs when we were there but it seems seasonal. Some road noise but quiet at night. Some sites are noisier than others. Tons of sightseeing in the area. We will definitely return.