Coalmine Hill
Coalmine Hill is a national forest campground in Oregon.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Oregon
- Coordinates
- 45.16633, -119.33385
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Website
- www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/umatilla/recarea/?recid=56417
About Coalmine Hill
Coalmine Hill is just off the paved Blue Mountain Scenic Byway (also called the Western Route). The Campground serves as access to the Bald Mountain, Hells Half Acre, and Willow Creek trails, offering a 7.5 mile-long loop experience for hikers and equestrians. Once inside the campground 's large parking area, there is an information board on the northeast side. Past the information board runs the Bald Mountain hiking trail leading to Gibson Cave, which is 1.25 miles from the parking lot. The cave is really a shallow overhanging shelter with an interpretive; sign describing its history.Once you 've reached Gibson 's cave, continue up the Bald Mountain trail until you reach a nice view point. The mountain 's view point overlooks the drainages in between Coalmine Hill (to the northwest) and Little Bald Mountain (to the east), providing fantastic views and tranquility. About five miles southwest of the campground is Penland Lake; follow the Blue mountain Scenic Byway and Forest Service Road 21 and 2103, until you 've reached Penland Lake where there are fishing and nonelectric boating opportunities. . Coalmine Hill Campground provides one larger, separate site near the entrance and the remaining five sites are located along the tree edges of the large parking area. There is one vault toilet and a travel access information board. This campground was constructed to serve double-duty as a snow park in the winter. There is no potable water or garbage service, so please pack out all g
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Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- Bull Prairie Rv Dump Station · 21 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 170 designated routes (264 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalmine Hill Campground | Private campground | under 0.1 mi | — | — |
| Camp Rabbanah | Private campground | 3.2 mi | — | — |
| Penland Lake | National forest campground | 3.5 mi | — | — |
| Divide Well | National forest campground | 10 mi | — | — |
| Willow Creek Campground | Army Corps of Engineers campground | 16 mi | — | — |
| Morrow County OHV Park | Private campground | 19 mi | — | — |
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Sources. USFS and BLM recreation sites. Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.