About this place
Fishermen’s Bend sits in a bend of the North Santiam River, and it is quiet there.
This is a full-service campground. Hot showers, fire pits, picnic tables, and water and electricity hook-ups for RVs.
There is walking, biking, fishing and swimming. There are courts for basketball and volleyball, and horseshoes.
You have to book. Turning up without one will not work.
The facts
- Cost
- Camping fee not confirmed
- Stay limit
- 14 days
- Type
- Specific campsite
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management
Getting there
From Salem, go east on Oregon Highway 22, the Santiam Highway, for 27 miles. Watch for the signs and turn right onto River Road SE, 2 miles west of Mill City. From Bend, go west on Oregon Highway 22 for 102 miles. Either way the site is 2 miles west of Mill City.
Coordinates 44.757398, -122.510379
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What is near here
There is another spot of ours within reach, and some better-known places further out.
- Santiam State Forest Directions
- Detroit Lake Directions
- Silver Falls State Park Directions
- Mount Jefferson Directions
- Quartzville Creek Wild and Scenic River Directions
Every distance on this page is the driving distance. A short distance can still take a long time. The road may be closed for the season, covered in snow, or washed out. Many of these roads are dirt. Plan your route before you leave home. Out here there is often no phone signal to look it up on the way.
Nearest town and supplies
- Mill City, OR Directions
Mill City is big enough that you’d normally expect fuel and somewhere to buy food. Nobody from here has been to check, so don’t count on it if you’re running low.
Have you been here?
Fees and access change, and the records do not always keep up. If you have been, tell us what you found.
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Where this information comes from
The description on this page is ours. The facts in it, and the fee and facility details below it, come from the Bureau of Land Management’s own records, read in August 2026.