East Lake Campground

Our first time here at East Lake Campground in the last week of September 2023 just 1 day before the park closed for the season. Because East Lake Campground is 6500 feet in elevation the nights were very cold, from 44 to 31 degrees but normally the days were in the morning windy and about 62*. The camp has 29 sites and NO hookups.

There is flush toilets, NO showers, but had drinking water. East Lake also had 1 boat launch but the water was very low, some 40' down from the edge of the bank to the water. Great fishing and a great place for kayaks. Each site has a picnic table and fireplace. Most Sites on the lake side has pull-thru that were about 50' long. Some back-in sites were only 35'. Very quite campground and not too close to each others camp site. We camped at East Lake Campground in a Travel Trailer.

Restrooms Flush toilets, faucet water. No hookups, No electric, No water hookup, No sewer hookup. You can fill your water tank FREE at the ($10) Dump Station so you don't have the weight in your rig. Dog-friendliness Lots of space to run and play.

There are several campgrounds in the immediate area (near the twin lakes of East Lake and Paulina Lake) and this is one of the most popular both because of the nice beach, but also because it's fairly small (and thus fills up fast).

It's basically one squished oval loop on the lake. Several spots are right up against the beach, others have peek-a-boo views, and they're all within walking distance.

There's a boat ramp as well as bathrooms. No showers.

There's also not a ton of privacy since the trees are fairly thin and all the spots are semi-crammed in, but not too bad considering you'll want to be down by the lake most of the time anyway.

East Lake Campground is very popular because many spots, tent and RV, are available right on the shoreline. The trade off is that you are also right on top of each other with little privacy.

The beach is beautiful, and the lake fun to play in. A good location to all of the rest of the Paulina Lake trails and activities. Flush toilets, fresh water. Boat launch available.

One of the more popular campgrounds, it is often full due to its popularity.

This is one of the better campgrounds I’ve stayed in. It cost $18 per night for a tent site. The site we stayed in was next to the bathroom and wasn’t too close to other sites, but it would’ve been nice to have some more space between sites.

The bathroom had a flushing toilet and a sink with water. Toilet paper was stocked daily as well. Very well maintained and kept clean.

Tent site was decent sized. We had a large cabin tent. There was no problem finding a spot big enough to set it up. We were also able to find plenty of trees to hang up our hammock.

The site had a picnic table that was in excellent condition. The fire ring was about half full of ash, but nothing to complain about.

The only negative comment I have is that the camp host wasn’t able to give change for fees. However they were polite about waiting for us to leave to the nearest store to obtain change.

It's big. Over 100 spots. Some are right on the lake. Hot Springs are very close and it's a great way to escape the heat. Bring bug spray and plenty of firewood!

I tent camped here for 4 days w my family and 3 dogs in September during labor day weekend. It was a nice really decent size campsite with plenty of space and privacy from the surrounding campsites. The only negative experience was the irritating noise from the RV generators all night long, and the guy who wouldn't give up the bongo playing and go to bed. The camp host was helpful and friendly. I would stay here again, but not during a holiday weekend.

East lake is our favorite of the two lakes on newberry volcano. The campsites are nice and big, bathrooms are ok, and it has a better swimming area for kids and family then paulina does. There's a store and a resort on the lake. Lots of hiking trails. It was packed though only downside.

Camped for the august meteor shower. Were right on the beach. So lovely. Would make this my happy place

We stayed at east like the beginning of June. Fishing was spot on. Kokanee biting like crazy. The view of the lake was beautiful. Flat like glass in the evening. Some of the shore lines still had snow!! We met a gentleman who was singing and playing guitar at the cafe and he came back to camp and serenaded us. Bugs weren't to bad at all and the people all around us were friendly and quiet at night. Great experience.