Coal Creek Road Parking Lot | Wild Camping

March 21st, 2024 by spotlessjet81

a ton of signs on the way up saying "no trespassing" and so on..., but when you reach the gravel turn-off, it isn't bad.
we went up and kept left at the 3-way fork and found some awesome spots that are clear away from other people and a beautiful view. definitely still some bones and carcasses on the way up, but we had no issues with animals. I'd keep an eye out though.
either way, great spot - no rednecks with guns in sight.

January 23rd, 2024 by electricalparentheses37

Decent location with many turnouts; didn't see much trash. Kept left at the forks and drove til I found a nice mountain top spot with a view. Fairly level ground, but definitely not perfect. No one else around that I saw/heard on a winter night. Several animal carcasses/skeletons on the side of the road on the drive in so I assumed active mountain lion(s) and I didn't let my dog off leash. Almost full bars (LTE) with Google Fi, but not until I neared the top. Found a tick crawling on my water jug that I had placed on the ground, even in Jan, so check yourself/pets/kids before you leave. Stayed one night then skedaddled on down the road.

August 13th, 2023 by nilswiemann

Fine place to stay a night. Only 1 car coming by the entire night. At&T service is pretty good and the mountain view is not too bad as well.

July 19th, 2023 by kelseyrose98

Would not recommend this spot!
Crazy redneck locals shooting guns and harassing anyone in a van. I was screamed at in the middle of the night to go home.
Tread carefully, especially with out of state plates.
Will probably pay for a campsite close by next time.
Again, WOULD NOT RECOMMEND!!!

July 19th, 2023 by kory28195

steep rock hill that may require some ground clearance to get through. once reaching a split in the road we took the immediate left and found a really nice clearing with mountain view and fire pit. encountered few other campers but had no issues.

July 14th, 2023 by Don Van Nostrand

I entered this road and saw the 14 day max sign so I continued. Arrived at the trailhead on right & the sign said "no camping". I continued up the road for another half mile and took the right fork of a 3 way and came across a dirt rd on the right with rocks blocking the road. While relaxing, 4 rigs came by looking for this spot. They turned around apparently looking for other spots on this trail. I haven't confirmed any other camping spots but they must exist down the other roads at the fork.
3 bars with google-fi.

May 20th, 2022 by Frigga

No camping sign and an abandoned RV. Would not recommend.

July 31st, 2021 by pavingclarityroad

Okay place. Bit of an incline getting there. We didn't stay due to our van being tempermental and pretty heavy up the hill lol.

July 18th, 2021 by gerberding

This is on a gravel road just inside Oregon State Forest land, just off Northfork Road. At a trail head. The sign indicates a limit of 14 days maximum stay, so I assume this means dispersed camping. There were a few pull outs up the road, but this one was the largest. Unfortunately lots of folks know about this area, so a few dozen cars coming up the road till 11pm or so. After that it was quiet. A fairly close to the Coast, quick park-n-sleep. Nothing special.