Post Pile Campground

About this campground

<p>With views of nearby Chimney Rock, this campground offers year-round camping and Crooked River access along the Lower Crooked Back Country Byway. Campground facilities include seven campsites with excellent access to the Crooked Wild and Scenic River.</p><h2>Know Before You Go:</h2><ul><li>Open year-round on a first-come, first-served basis. No reservations are accepted.</li><li>Potable water is available year-round at the nearby Chimney Rock Campground, 1.3 miles north on State Highway 27.</li><li>Cell phone service is not available in the campground.</li><li>Watch for bicyclists: the section of State Highway 27 between Prineville and Bowman Dam is designated as the Crooked River Canyon Scenic Bikeway.</li></ul><h2>Point of Interest:</h2><p>The campground takes its name from nearby rock outcrops composed of basaltic lava. As these formations cooled, a multi-sided joint pattern formed which seemingly resulted in the appearance of a pile of posts stacked vertically. The geologic phenomena is known as columnar basalt.</p>

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