About this place
Jones Crossing sits 25 minutes south of Paisley, right on the free-flowing Chewaucan River. It is rustic and popular.
Juniper and ponderosa pine dot the camp and give some shade.
There are eight roomy campsites. Each site has a picnic table and a fire grate. There is a vault toilet.
You can fish the Chewaucan River for rainbow or brook trout, and woodpeckers and songbirds make themselves heard all around the camp.
The Fremont National Recreation Trail #160 can be joined at Chewaucan Crossing, which you pass on the way in. That trail takes walkers, riders and mountain bikers.
There is no drinking water. Bring a lot of it.
The facts
- Cost
- Free to camp
- Drinking water
- No, bring your own
- Toilet
- Yes
- Type
- Specific campsite
- Managed by
- Fremont-Winema National Forest
Rules and restrictions
Keep vehicles 100 feet back from the edge of the river.
Getting there
Coordinates 42.607117, -120.600131
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What is near here
There is another spot of ours within reach, and some better-known places further out.
- Paisley Caves Directions
- Summer Lake Directions
- Lake Abert Directions
- Christmas Valley Back Country Byway Directions
- Hager Mountain 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
- Paisley, OR Directions
- Lakeview, OR Directions
Lakeview 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.
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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 Forest Service’s own records, read in August 2026.