Rocky Top Group Camp

Good place to camp in a group of you don't mind being spread out a little.

The place is beautiful. But if you don't like confrontation, best to camp elsewhere. The signage indicating it is a reserved/group site is horrible. We regularly had to kick people out. Each day we went out on the lake we came back to several people camping in our reserved group site. Bureau of Land Management was paving in the area and offered us some caution tape to tape off an entrance. That helped, but people disregarded that regularly and still came in to our camp. For a 6 day stay we had to remove 15 groups in total from camping or attempting to set up camp. Some were nice and understanding; however, most weren't and some just wanted to fight. Not fun or something the kids should be seeing. Made us feel unsafe and we almost left early. We had to have someone stay in camp at all times just to police the camp site. We couldn't all go down to the river or the lake without coming back and seeing peoples camps set up in our reserved sites. Pretty poor experience and not what I expected when paying over $1000 to to camp with friends and family! Linn County Parks and Rec needs to do better with the signage here and provide more blockades to indicate that the sight is closed for use or its by group reservation only. Really disappointed and angry with the experience. Prior to this, we always camp at Whitcomb, but with us needing to reserve 5-10 spots for everything, the group site just works better.... not sure we'll be doing either in the future.

Quartzville Group Campsite costs $300 per night plus a $50 deposit, and for that price, you’d expect a private, well-maintained, and peaceful camping experience. Unfortunately, that’s far from reality.

Despite being a paid, private campsite, it’s constantly accessed by the general public. People walk through, try to set up camp in your reserved space, and there’s no clear signage or fencing to indicate that it’s not open to everyone. We’ve even seen homeless individuals going through the trash. It’s frustrating, invasive, and completely unacceptable—especially at this price point.

The worst part? This has been an issue for years. Hundreds of complaints later, and the state has done absolutely nothing to fix it. No gates, no signage, no enforcement. Just a hefty price tag for what ends up feeling like a public park with none of the privacy you’re paying for.

This site has potential—it’s a beautiful area—but without basic management and boundaries, it’s not worth the money. Honestly, even if they fixed the privacy issue, $300 a night is still a stretch. Until the state takes this seriously, don’t waste your time or money.

This location is very private and very clean! With an easy walk down to the river to go fishing and access to bathrooms. This is such a wonderful place to camp with your family and friends. ❤️

Nice place we take our camper up for friends to use. Has pullout and backin for trailers and tent areas. Nice way to get to the water and play on hot days.