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Crater Lake Campground

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Campground located 7 miles off highway 44. Motor homes and large trailers not recommended due to rough steep road. There are 17 sites at lake, each site has a fire ring and table. Hand pumped water, vault toilets. Fly fishing, canoeing, and float tubing are favorites at Crater Lake. Fall season check out the display of colors our aspen stands contribute to the tranquilty of the area. No gas motors on lake.

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  • Drive-In
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Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)

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For Campers

  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Phone Service
  • Drinking Water
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

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Susan R.
Reviewed Jun. 27, 2021

Cute Small Lake

This Campground is small with only 16 sites. There are really only 2 good sites, #7 and 8. #16 is nice because it is so far away from the other sites, but also farther from the water. The lake is only 28 surface acres, with planted rainbows. Fly fishing seems to be the way to go. Not to many level sites. Cell signal about a mile up the road from the campground.

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SupTard
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2020

Love!

Already one of my favorite little lakes, the camping did not disappoint. The sites are spacious and unique. The campground is paved which cuts down on the dust, but the road up is all dirt. We visited in mid-June. It got cool at night but was warm enough during the day to swim.

Brandice S.
Reviewed Jun. 20, 2019

Worst nightmare

Crater lake campground, not to be mistaken by Crater lake NP, this campground has a a small amount of small spaces only available on a first come first serve basis. We had no knowledge that all the spaces would be on an incline or so teenie that one car would fit in the spot. We did find a spot way away from the lake that when I got out of the car was swarmed by pterodactyl mosquitos, I'm not talking 2 or 3 I'm talking a SWARM people, 30-50 blood suckers around us. That's when we decided this campground sucks. The lake is pretty but we've seen better. It's an 8 mile Forest service road that's well maintained so that was no issue but it's a long way out of the way to maybe get a spot that's semi flat that could fit a tent and a car... I didn't have enough time to take photos because I was busy fighting to keep my blood to myself... we visited in June and the temp was about 77 during the day and 42 at night. Perfect camping weather 😎

Location

Crater Lake Campground is located in California

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Directions

From Susanville, CA, take State Rt. 36 west 4.9 miles to State Rt. 44. Turn right onto Rt. 44 and go 22.3 miles to campground sign. Turn right after sign onto Forest Rt. 32N08 (gravel) and go 6.6 miles to campground.

Coordinates

40.62654573 N
121.04192282 W

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