Willamette National Forest · Oregon
Overview This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.
Sites at Alder Springs are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 4 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard |
| Location | Blue River, OR |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Alder Springs around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Black Canyon Campground (Willamette National Forest, OR) | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Cove Creek (OR) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Paradise Campground (OR) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Shadow Bay | Cancellation alerts available |
| Big Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| North Waldo | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cold Water Cove - Willamette NF (OR) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Trail Bridge | Cancellation alerts available |
| Hoover Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Packard Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| RIVERSIDE AT DETROIT (Willamette National Forest, OR) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Delta | Cancellation alerts available |
| Santiam Flats Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Islet Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Southshore at Detroit Lake - Willamette (OR) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Breitenbush Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Blue Pool | Cancellation alerts available |
| Bedrock Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Mckenzie Bridge | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sand Prairie Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Trout Creek Campground - Willamette (OR) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Humbug Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Kiahanie | Cancellation alerts available |
| Ice Cap Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Mona | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lookout Campground And Boat Launch - Willamette | Cancellation alerts available |
| Yukwah Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Broken Bowl | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sacandaga | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lost Lake - Willamette (OR) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Whispering Falls Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| House Rock Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Olallie on McKenzie Highway - Willamette (OR) | Cancellation alerts available |
| French Pete Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Puma | Cancellation alerts available |
| Slide Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Big Meadows Horse Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sunnyside Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Big Lake West Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cougar Crossing Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Frissell Crossing Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Dolly Varden | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sevenmile | Cancellation alerts available |
| Blair Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Elk Lake (OR) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Gold Lake Campground (OR) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Indigo Springs | Cancellation alerts available |
| Piety Island | Cancellation alerts available |
| Salmon Creek Falls | Cancellation alerts available |
| Scott Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| Shady Cove | Cancellation alerts available |
| Skookum Creek Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Timpanogas | Cancellation alerts available |
| Fish Lake Remount Depot Cabins | Cancellation alerts available |
| Limberlost Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Big Pool | Cancellation alerts available |
| Box Canyon Guard Station Cabin | Cancellation alerts available |
| Campers Flat | Cancellation alerts available |
| Clark Creek Organization Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cleator Bend | Cancellation alerts available |
| Fernview Group Site | Cancellation alerts available |
| Fox Creek Group Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
| Gold Butte Lookout | Cancellation alerts available |
| Hard Rock Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Horse Creek Group Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Indian Ridge Lookout | Cancellation alerts available |
| Longbow Organization Group | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lost Prairie Group Site | Cancellation alerts available |
| Red Diamond Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Roaring River (Group) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Secret | Cancellation alerts available |
| Timber Butte Cabin | Cancellation alerts available |
| Warner Mountain Lookout | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Alder Springs; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.