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A popular campground located on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is closed for at least the next two weeks and possibly for the rest of the summer.

Farewell Bend is a popular and picturesque campground in the midst of old-growth forest adjacent to the Rogue River. This campground is close to Crater Lake National Park, with groceries close by at Prospect and the Union Creek Resort. With outstanding fishing locations and many hiking trails, the campground facilities include 61 campsites with picnic tables and fire rings.

Farewell Bend Campground currently has no water or bathroom facilities due to the water system being nonfunctional. The issue is due to the pump/booster station. It cannot be easily repaired and requires continued diagnostics to determine the full extent of the damage. Water pressure is below the minimum 20 psi required.

For those who have reservations at Farewell Bend, those reservations will be maintained until the day after your arrival date at the campground was set to occur in "Recreation.gov." If the campground is still closed at that time, reservation fees will be automatically returned to you. You may also elect to request a refund earlier by accessing your "Recreation.gov" account.

Unfortunately, while staff were working on the website to set up the emergency closure of Farewell Bend Campground, two weeks of reservations were accidentally canceled at the nearby Union Creek Campground.

Union Creek Campground remains open to the public. Reservations will be honored and posted at the campground, but guests will need to pay when they arrive with cash or check deposited in a fee envelope. All reservation fees that were originally charged through "Recreation.gov" will be automatically returned.