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The Slide Horse Camp is a wonderful campground for horse enthusiasts, the campground offers sites with horse stalls and corrals. Just up the road from the campground is the Slide Connector Trail #386, this trail is a great starting point for horse riders heading into the wilderness. The campground sets amongst pondersa pines and is one mile fromStrawberry Campground and the Strawberry Basin Trailhead.
In the town of Prairie City, OR., turn onto South Main Street. Follow South Main Street to the junction with Bridge Street. Turn left onto Bridge Street. The second right, turn onto Bridge Street again, follow Bridge Street to city limits, the road then becomes County Road 60. Continue on County Road 60 for approximatley 7 miles the road then becomes Forest Road 6001. Continue on Forest Road 6001 for approximately 1 mile, the campground will be on the right.
This is a very nice campground on the Cougar Reservoir with ample spots if you arrive early. There are no showers or running water at any of the sites. I had a difficult time finding the drinking water so I wanted to share some photos to help others find this amazing SPRING with an old timey hand pump that was a lot of fun to use. You just have to take a little hike. From the first restroom you see in the campground there is a trail leading to the spring. I am posting the way it all looks from there. You can also drive around to the boat launch then go right and park on the far end of the circle where you will see the two picnic tables shown in the photos. You will then see the OLD boat launch and a hidden trail. Enjoy!
Had a wonderful trip to Slide Creek campground this weekend. It’s not glamorous at all, but it was perfect for tent camping. The spots are well maintained, private and well kept. The toilets were clean and didn’t stink at all. The camp host, Joseph was wonderful. He was very knowledgeable of the area and enjoyed talking with him. The weather was great, but there were plenty of mosquitos. if you’re looking for a great spot, deep in the wilderness, away from people and surrounded by tons of adventure, this campground is a great choice! Side note, when you get to the Dam, stay right on NF-19 and do not go left to 1993. One route takes you 15 mins to camp and the other is an hour drive through an unmaintained logging road.
my favorite place of all time to go camping! went here with my dog in may of 2023 and it's the happiest ive ever seen him!! views were so beautiful and water levels were super low so we were able to walk all the way down the gravel road to the reservoir water hole. hoping to come back asap !
Wonderful location! Even though the reservoir was low, the swimming was excellent. Once you got a few feet from shore, the water was crystal clear. Teens loved jumping off the rocks and paddle boarding.
Also only about 3 miles away from Terwilliger hot springs, which was a fun activity.
No cell service, but that was a plus for us and the teens and tweens played like it was 1990.
Cons: besides one at the day use area, there's only one vault toilet for the entire campgrounds. Lots of flies and pretty smelly.
There's also only one potable water source, and it's a pump that you have to hike a bit to get to, which makes bringing water back to the campsite a PIA.
Sites are definitely on the smaller side.
