Poison Butte Campground

This cozy and compact campground offers year-round camping and Crooked Wild and Scenic River access along the Lower Crooked Back Country Byway. Campground facilities include 5 campsites, day-use parking with access to the Crooked Wild and Scenic River.Know Before You Go:Open year-round on a first-come, first-served basis. No reservations are accepted.Potable water is available during the warmer spring and summer months at the nearby Big Bend Campground, 0.9 mi south on State Highway 27.Cell phone service is not available in the campground.Watch for bicyclists: the section of State Highway 27 between Prineville and Bowman Dam is designated as the Crooked River Canyon Scenic Bikeway.Point of Interest:Hike the short riverside trail to the single, old growth Ponderosa pine tree, a relative rarity in the Crooked River canyon.