For offroad campers near Salem, OR, our advice is to keep the camper light, keep it narrow enough for forest roads and check the truck's payload before anything else. Our shop is in Monroe, WA, roughly 250 miles from Salem.

Trailheads and routes near Salem

Popular offroad and dispersed-camping destinations from Salem include:

• Silver Falls State Park and the Santiam corridor
• Detroit Lake and the Willamette National Forest
• The Tillamook State Forest

Salem is close to the Santiam River country and the western edge of the Willamette National Forest, with the coast and the Tillamook forest roads on the other side of the valley. It is a good base for short trips that do not need a big rig.

What the roads ask of a camper

Wet forest roads are soft, rutted and brushy, and they ask for a camper that is light and no wider than it needs to be. Plan on mud and overhanging branches.

Choosing between Frontier, Summit and Apex

• Frontier: The wedge pop-up. It clamps on with no drilling, weighs about 300 to 350 lb, sleeps one or two adults, and closes down to 9 inches tall, so it barely changes how the truck drives or parks. All three campers work year-round: the Frontier and Summit add an optional thermal liner and have built-in ports for a diesel heater, and the Apex adds an insulated, fully welded aluminum body.
• Summit: The wide-body pop-up. It clamps on the same way, weighs about 480 to 570 lb and sleeps three or four, with standing height of roughly 6 ft 7 in or more under the soft-wall tent.
• Apex: The four-season slide-in pop-up truck camper. It is fully welded aluminum with no wood and 1-inch XPS insulation, built to your bed length from 5 ft to 8 ft, with base weights from 1,029 to 1,316 lb.

Check your truck against the payload calculator before you decide; the weights above are the starting point, and gear and water add to them.

Shipping to Salem, or a road trip to Monroe

We are in Monroe, WA, roughly 250 miles from Salem, and that is the only place we install and service campers. We do not have a dealer or installer near you, and we would rather say so up front. What works from Salem: Frontier and Summit ship disassembled with free shipping to the contiguous US, and the assembly instructions walk you through putting one together and clamping it on at home. The Apex can be drop-shipped from the factory without its battery and needs a forklift to unload, so we recommend having it installed in Monroe. Or make the trip to Monroe for an install and a walk-through. Questions about either route: (425) 908-0259.

Related pages: Truck Campers Near Salem, OR, Truck Campers Near Medford, OR, Offroad Campers in Monroe, WA.

Questions about fit or timing? Call (425) 908-0259, see current lead times or look through the camper lineup.