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  3. Dead Swede

Camping at Dead Swede near Dayton

Public campground · Dayton · 20 campsites

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

About this campground

S. Highway 14), east of Burgess Junction on Forest Road 26 roughly a 36-mile drive from Dayton.

4.0 on Recreation.gov · 82 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 60 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

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

0 available sites

0 open of 20 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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14
Price
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standard nonelectric
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008
standard nonelectric
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015
standard nonelectric
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016
standard nonelectric
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020
standard nonelectric
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002
standard nonelectric
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004
standard nonelectric
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010
standard nonelectric
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017
standard nonelectric
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012
standard nonelectric
No site is open for every night of your stay

You book directly on Recreation.gov. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

No sites offered for these dates
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Amenities & location

  • Accessible Campsites
  • Accessible Drinking Water
  • Accessible Grills
  • Accessible Parking
  • Accessible Picnic Area
  • Accessible Vault Toilets
  • Campfire Rings
  • Drinking Water Hand Pump
  • Firewood Vender
  • Host
  • Off Road Vehicle Trails
  • Pets Allowed
Check-in
2:00 PM
Checkout
2:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 20 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

FOREST ROAD 235
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Dead Swede: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Dead Swede?
Longest RV site listed: 60 ft (20 of 20 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Dead Swede have RV hookups?
20 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Dead Swede?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Dead Swede?
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: 60 ft (20 of 20 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 20 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 0 pull-through, 21 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 21 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): AT&T 0 (17 reports)
Water
Listing Drinking water listed
Shade
Listing 21 of 21 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $21/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing FOREST ROAD 235 (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.

Clean bathrooms and showers · 2 reviews

“Vault toilets were well provided and spotlessly clean.”

Robert A · Aug 2025

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (82 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Camp host was very helpful and kept things clean. Great location. ”

David H 5 · Aug 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Campground hosts were very attentive. Vault toilets were well provided and spotlessly clean. ”

Robert A 5 · Aug 2025 · Recreation.gov

“the cleanest campground bathrooms I have ever been in, and I have seen hundreds....Jan does an excellent job as campground host! would highly recommend as long as she is there!”

Brian M 5 · Aug 2025 · Recreation.gov
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night

Shell Campground

19.6 mi from Dead Swede (straight-line)
Sites from $99/night
$198 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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No sites offered for these dates

Tie Flume

1.9 mi from Dead Swede (straight-line) 4.0 · 111 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
Recreation.gov isn't offering sites Nov 13–15
Rates & availability from Recreation.gov · you book on their site
View Campsites
No sites offered for these dates

Owen Creek

2.8 mi from Dead Swede (straight-line) 4.0 · 36 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
Recreation.gov isn't offering sites Nov 13–15
Rates & availability from Recreation.gov · you book on their site
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$21
013
standard nonelectric
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005
standard nonelectric
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021
standard nonelectric
––$21
007
standard nonelectric
––$21
014
standard nonelectric
––$21
018
standard nonelectric
––$21
009
standard nonelectric
––$21
011
standard nonelectric
––$21
019
standard nonelectric
––$21
003
standard nonelectric
––$21

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

Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 20 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 60 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2020 Wapiti Express Camper Rental
2020 Wapiti Express Camper Rental

Travel trailer · 18 ft · sleeps 4 · 80 mi from campground

$135/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Explore the Wild West- Sleeps 8-2020 Springdale
Explore the Wild West- Sleeps 8-2020 Springdale

Travel trailer · 28 ft · sleeps 8 · 83 mi from campground

$150/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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2022 Starcraft Autumn Ridge
2022 Starcraft Autumn Ridge

Travel trailer · 30 ft · sleeps 7 · 90 mi from campground

$176/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season Jun 11–Sep 5: RV & Tent $20.5 per night
Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Dead Swede

For July weekends, book about 180 days ahead. Three in four July Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 118 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
June95 days ahead159 days ahead127 days ahead169 days ahead
July118 days ahead180 days ahead120 days ahead181 days ahead
August95 days ahead177 days ahead70 days ahead178 days ahead
September78 days ahead166 days ahead58 days ahead162 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 (3,605 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

20 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

20 sites · $20.50/night

Loops: LOOP A (10), LOOP B (10)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15