Ochoco National Forest & Crooked River National Grassland · United States
Overview Ochoco Ranger Station was established in 1906 as part of the Western Division of the Blue Mountain Forest Reserves. By 1911, Ochoco Ranger Station was part of one of seven ranger districts on the newly formed Ochoco National Forest. The site quickly grew from a single office/residence building to a compound with an office, residence, storage building and barn.
Sites at Ochoco Ranger Rental 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 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Cabin |
| Hookups | Electric hookups at some sites |
| 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 Ochoco Ranger Rental 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.
| Walton Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Haystack Campground (East Shore) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cold Springs Cabin - Ochoco NF (OR) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Ochoco Divide Group Site | Cancellation alerts available |
| Ochoco Forest Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Ochoco Ranger Rental; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.