AT A GLANCE:

• The park is open year-round, but summer heat can reach 100°. Stay safe.

• The Bivy Campground is first-come, first-serve.

• Day-use visitor hours are from dawn to dusk.

• Dogs are allowed, on a leash.

• A $5 day use permit or a current state park camp receipt available from the self service pay stations is needed for each vehicle.

• A yearly permit is $30, two-year permits are $50, and both are available at the Welcome Center and online.

• Please contact the Park Manager at 541-548-7501 for any special event/and or wedding groups, including commercial filming and photography to find out if a reservation or permit is needed.

Staying at the Bivy? Your camping receipt covers your car too for the days you are registered. Got a motorcycle? You still need to pay the $5, but you and a buddy can share a parking space for the price of one day pass. And, in case you're wondering, you carry your pass with you to avoid pass-snatchers. There are no RV's allowed at the Bivy Campground. The maximum vehicle length is 20 feet.

For the Day Use Areas:
There is no set maximum for vehicle lengths, but the park asks that RV's, buses and trailers park in the RV/Overflow lot or use parallel parking instead of multiple spaces.

NOTE:  The Turnaround Fee Station is closed during the winter season when the battery gets too cold to keep the machine going.

RV/BUS Parking Lot Fee Station

The first of the fee stations approaching the sign to the park is at the RV/Bus parking lot. Go past the sign to the Bivouac area.Turn in where indicated just before the Smith Rock State Park entrance sign.

METHOD OF PAYMENT:
Credit cards and exact cash (no coins) only.

main fee station

The second, and main fee station is minutes after you enter the park, just past the yurt Welcome Center. There are temporary parking areas for you to buy your pass and then move to your spot. Be mindful of small children and pets darting around. People are also backing up frequently or walking back to their cars from the park entrance.

method of payment:
Credit cards and exact cash (no coins) only.

Northern point or "Turnaround Area" Fee Station

The third one is located at the park's Northern Point or "turnaround" area. Keep driving past all the vehicles to an area that reaches a cul-de-sac. There is a small outdoor amphitheater off to the left just past the fee station. Some additional toilets are just behind it, making it convenient to park your car here and head down into the park from the Homestead Trail.

CLOSED DURING WINTER MONTHS.

METHOD OF PAYMENT:
CREDIT CARDS ONLY.