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There are several picnic tables and a rustic shelter built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1936, and a cabin built by the Soil Conservation Service, also in the 1930s. There is a community kitchen available. Facilities 5 campsites (tent-sites) with picnic tables, and fire pits No drinking water Vault toilet No garbage disposal - Please pack it out
From Jacksonville, OR, travel south 6.5 miles on Highway 238 to Ruch, OR, and turn left on to Upper Applegate Road (County Road 859). Continue approximately 8.5 miles and turn left on Forest Road 20. Continue 18 miles to Wrangle Gap and turn left on to Forest Road 2030. Continue along Forest Road 2030 less than 1 mile to the campground.
Another beautiful old shelter built by the CCC's back in the 1930s? When I first started going there back in the late 80s and early 90s it had a sink that was plumbed too a well! It was really cool back then, but every year at least a few rednecks slobs try to burn it down or chop it up. If you go to Wrangle Camp please take all your trash out with you and don't destroy historic public property. This is exactly what the Forest Service should be doing with our tax dollars. Wonderful place!
Road is rough. Low clearance vehicles highly not recommended...but it's an amazing campground with many beautiful views on the way up.
Clean. I hauled down a couple gallons of trash from around the whole property. Phone service is good in spots going up, but at camp text was only accessable (Verizon).
PCT is near.
Clean outhouse available.
I'll never drive that road again, but am really glad to have camped there. It's a Gem.
I took my Suzuki DL1000 motorbike past this as I headed west away from m.t ashland. This rt20 road gets really rough and the last descent is on loose scree that is about tennis ball sized. The grade is steep and makes for really bad conditions on 2 wheels. I'll never take 20 past the graded gravel rd that goes down Wrangle creek again. It is hard picking up a 550lb bike on a flat spot, let alone on a steep loose gravel rd 3x. I am a good rider and I'd venture to say that it is not possible to descend into the Rogue valley on this road while on a motorbike without at least crashing once. Beware. the worst = A 500 ft drop down to glade creek from the south within the course of maybe 400 yards. Bad loose cobble too.
