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  4. Fan Creek Recreation Site

Camping at Fan Creek Recreation Site near Salem

Public campground · Salem · 10 campsites

A forested campground near fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.

4.0 on Recreation.gov · 20 reviewsFirst come, first served · visiting info on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 50 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • No hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Vault toilets
OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 10 sites
No sites offered for these dates.

We checked every night of your stay on Recreation.gov: no site is open for all 2 nights. Some sites are open on some nights.

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Price
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No site is open for every night of your stay

The listing marks this stay first come, first served — no online reservations. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

No sites offered for these dates
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Amenities & location

  • Drinking Water Peak Season
  • Paved Parking
  • Paved Roads
  • Vault Toilets
Check-in
02:00 PM
Checkout
01:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
13 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 10 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

Bureau of Land Management
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Fan Creek Recreation Site: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Fan Creek Recreation Site?
Longest RV site listed: 50 ft (10 of 10 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Fan Creek Recreation Site have RV hookups?
10 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Fan Creek Recreation Site?
First come, first served — pay on site (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Fan Creek Recreation Site?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 50 ft (10 of 10 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 10 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 0 pull-through, 8 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 11 paved site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Water
Listing Water at 11 sites
Shade
Listing 11 of 11 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing First come, first served — pay on site
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $15/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 13 nights max
Getting there
Listing Bureau of Land Management (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Cell signal · Starlink / satellite
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (20 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Lovely spot. The river was low but still flowing and delightful. Surprisingly there were no mosquitoes. Disappointed there was a fire ban since it’s in such a wet local. ”

Toni K 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov

“The eleven site campground is by a creek which is nice with many access points. But the sites are too open for my comfort. There is no forest growth between sites to give some privacy. ”

Warren S 2 · Sep 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Campsite 5/6 Are absolutely horrendous and not worth paying for. Arrived to find out we were 2 feet from a different site and didnt even have room to put up our tent, ended up booking a different site and just double paying.”

Rodney T 1 · Sep 2025 · Recreation.gov
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$15

✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nightsOpen for every night

Elk Bend Recreation Site

2.3 mi from Fan Creek Recreation Site (straight-line) 5.0 · 3 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
Rates & availability from Recreation.gov · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights3 sites open for every night

Alder Glen Recreation Site

4.6 mi from Fan Creek Recreation Site (straight-line) 4.0 · 42 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
Sites $15/night
$30 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Recreation.gov · first come, first served: check visiting information
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights4 sites open for every night

Nestucca River Retreat

10.6 mi from Fan Creek Recreation Site (straight-line)
Sites $55/night
$110 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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Trip idea

Ideas for your stay

An idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.

  1. Day 1 · Arrive and settle in

    • Check in and set up camp.
    • go fishing (per the campground listing)
  2. Day 2 · Get out and explore

    • Rockaway Beach Blitz Scavenger Hunt 31 mi · 2 hr · from $29/person
    • CreativeSoul Scavenger Hunt Siletz Bay/Salishan Spit Lincoln City 33 mi · 2.3 hr · from $35/person
Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 10 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 50 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Vista: 2020 Freightliner / Mercedes Benz Sprinter
Vista: 2020 Freightliner / Mercedes Benz Sprinter

Camper van · 23 ft · sleeps 3 · 29 mi from campground

$200/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2024 Dutchman Colorado 26BHCWE
2024 Dutchman Colorado 26BHCWE

Travel trailer · 31 ft · sleeps 8 · 32 mi from campground

$125/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Juniper - 2021 Thor Motor Coach Four Winds
Juniper - 2021 Thor Motor Coach Four Winds

Class C motorhome · 22 ft · sleeps 5 · 33 mi from campground

$240/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Things to do

Activities near Fan Creek Recreation Site

Bookable tours nearby

Paid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

Rockaway Beach Blitz Scavenger Hunt
Rockaway Beach Blitz Scavenger Hunt

31 mi · 2 hr · from $29/person

CreativeSoul Scavenger Hunt Siletz Bay/Salishan Spit Lincoln City
CreativeSoul Scavenger Hunt Siletz Bay/Salishan Spit Lincoln City

33 mi · 2.3 hr · from $35/person

Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season Apr 30–Oct 2: RV & Tent $15 per night
  • Peak season Apr 28–Sep 30: RV & Tent $15 per night

stays up to 13 nights (Recreation.gov rules).

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Fan Creek Recreation Site

For July weekends, book about 117 days ahead. Three in four July Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 55 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
May26 days ahead87 days ahead——
June53 days ahead100 days ahead16 days ahead60 days ahead
July55 days ahead117 days ahead16 days ahead65 days ahead
August62 days ahead114 days ahead12 days ahead42 days ahead
September26 days ahead58 days ahead——

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (680 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Compare site types

10 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

10 sites · $15/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15