U.S. Forest Service · Willamette National Forest · Oregon

Mckenzie River Trailhead At Paradise Campground

This trailhead provides access to McKenzie River National Recreation Trail #3507.

First-come, first-served61 sites

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Mckenzie River Trailhead At Paradise Campground
Photo from the area. Bonnie Moreland (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons
3fires
active
Camas Ts Rx (prescribed burn) · 21 mi away
2 more within 50 miles
Incident details ↓

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Mckenzie River Trailhead At Paradise Campground30°40°50°60°70°January: 10.52 inches of precipitationFebruary: 7.12 inches of precipitationMarch: 7.92 inches of precipitationApril: 6.76 inches of precipitationMay: 4.44 inches of precipitationJune: 2.79 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.69 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.93 inches of precipitationSeptember: 2.41 inches of precipitationOctober: 6.20 inches of precipitationNovember: 10.45 inches of precipitationDecember: 11.26 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 37.3°F averageFebruary: 39.4°F averageMarch: 43.0°F averageApril: 49.1°F averageMay: 56.5°F averageJune: 61.8°F averageJuly: 68.3°F averageAugust: 67.5°F averageSeptember: 60.5°F averageOctober: 49.3°F averageNovember: 41.1°F averageDecember: 36.0°F average0 in5 in10 in15 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Mckenzie Rvr RS, 1 mile from the campground at 1,478 feet, station USC00355362 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 71 inches a year.

Getting there

From McKenzie Bridge, OR, follow Highway 126 east 5 miles and turn left (north) into Paradise Campground (Forest Road 300). Past the 2 gates on your left, there will be parking on the right before the one way loop in the road. This parking is for McKenzie River Trailhead at Paradise Campground.

Coordinates44.1841° N, 122.0902° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Camas Ts Rx

    21 mi from the campground

  • Prescribed
    Junction Rx

    34 mi from the campground

  • Wildfire
    Bench

    48 mi from the campground · 67,071 acres · 90% contained

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Supplies & services

Dump stationSweet Home RV Dump ↗34.5 mi
Outdoor gearMountain Supply ↗39.4 mi
RV sales & serviceBig Country RV ↗39.7 mi

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Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →
  • 1.8 mi
    Frissel
    4.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 2 mi
    McKenzie River NRT ↗
    26.4 mi trail · hiking, bike · national_recreation_or_other
  • 3 mi
    Lookout Creek Old Growth
    3.4 mi trail · hiking
  • 4 mi
    Olallie ↗
    22.8 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 4.3 mi
    O Leary Mountain ↗
    9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 4.4 mi
    Rainbow Falls
    1.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike

Trailheads within three miles

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

Public land it sits in

On Wilderness Atlas →

This campground sits inside Willamette National Forest.

Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.

On the National Register nearby

On Register Atlas →

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Mckenzie River Trailhead At Paradise Campground?

No. Mckenzie River Trailhead At Paradise Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Forest Service recreation page for this forest

How many sites does Mckenzie River Trailhead At Paradise Campground have?

61 sites.

Source: Forest Service recreation page for this forest

Is there cell service at Mckenzie River Trailhead At Paradise Campground?

FCC coverage maps show AT&T 5G and T-Mobile 5G at the campground point. Terrain changes that from one site to the next.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

What if Mckenzie River Trailhead At Paradise Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Paradise In Oregon (0.3 mi), Limberlost Campground (1.9 mi), and Horse Creek Group Campground (3.3 mi).

Source: Campgrounds nearby