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Best Tent Sites Near Crater Lake, OR (57)
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Lost Creek Campground — Crater Lake National Park
Crater Lake, Oregon4 Reviews15 Photos104 SavesCLOSED ALL YEAR 2024 Lost Creek___Campground is managed by the National Park Service. It usually opens in early July and closes in mid-October, depending on weather and other factors. It is for tent campers only--NO RVs, buses, trailers, or vans and truck with toilets. Registration is self-serve on the day of arrival. No advance registration is available. The campground fills by mid-afternoon. The only means of knowing site availability is upon arrival at the campground. The elevation 6,000 ft. (1,829 m).
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Scott Creek
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon5 Reviews8 Photos127 SavesScott Creek Campground is located 50 minutes southwest of Chemult, Oregon. This site lies off the beaten path and is an ideal camping destination if you want to relax in a serene and remote setting. A mix of conifers like lodgepole, ponderosa pines, and white firs shade the six campsites. You’ll find each site with a picnic table and fire ring. There is one vault toilet and an information board. Scott Creek flows peacefully through the north side of the campground and you may see a few small trout swimming in the creek. In the fall, this campground is popular amongst hunters. There is no potable water. Visitors need to bring an adequate supply of water.
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Mill Creek Campground
Prospect, Oregon4 Reviews11 Photos43 SavesMill Creek Campground sites are located along Mill Creek, with its pleasant mix of Douglas-firs, cedars, and maples providing a pleasant backdrop and shade in the heat of summer. The gurgle of the creek is audible throughout the small campground. This is a popular fishing location for rainbow trout. The entrance to Crater Lake National Park is approximately 20 miles northeast of the campground, making this a great place to overnight for your planned day trip into the park. Additional day trips to consider are the Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway, and the Rogue Gorge. Facilities 10 campsites with picnic tables and fire pits 2 vault toilets No drinking water No garbage disposal - Please pack it out
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USFS Rogue River Dispersed
Prospect, Oregon3 Reviews6 Photos128 Saves- Pets
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South Diamond Sno-Park
Diamond Lake, Oregon1 Review9 Photos5 SavesSouth Diamond Sno-Park is near the intersection of Interstate OR-230 and OR-138, in a plowed section of Forest Road 6592. At this location, recreationists can cross-country ski, snowmobile or enjoy dog sledding. Nordic trails include Pizza Connect Trail , Horse-N-Teal Trail , Outback Trail , Diamond Lake West Trail, Silent Creek Trail , and North Crater Trail .
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Umpqua Hot Springs Trailhead
Clearwater, Oregon7 Reviews10 Photos60 SavesThe trailhead and surrounding area is a Day-Use only site, open from sunrise to sunset. Toketee Lake Campground is the closest overnight campground. Provides access to: Umpqua Hot Springs Trail #1444 North Umpqua Trail Amenities No drinking water Vault toilet Limited garbage disposal - Please pack it out
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Rogue River National Forest Jim Creek Group Campground
Prospect, Oregon1 Review12 Photos22 SavesOverview
Jim Creek Group Campground provides your group with a peaceful camping experience in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.
Recreation
Woodruff Bridge picnic area is nearby and provides access to the Upper Rogue River Trail. The Upper Rogue River Trail (USFS #1034) mostly parallels the Rogue River for about 47 miles from near the river___s headwaters at Boundary Springs in Crater Lake National Park to the North Fork Dam outside Prospect, Oregon.__ A managed off-highway vehicle (OHV) trail system with two play areas and an OHV friendly campground are within a few minutes drive of this group campground.
Facilities
Woodruff Bridge picnic area is nearby and provides access to the Upper Rogue River Trail. The Upper Rogue River Trail (USFS #1034) mostly parallels the Rogue River for about 47 miles from near the river___s headwaters at Boundary Springs in Crater Lake National Park to the North Fork Dam outside Prospect, Oregon.__ A managed off-highway vehicle (OHV) trail system with two play areas and an OHV friendly campground are within a few minutes drive of this group campground.
Natural Features
__This campground is very secluded and is set in an old growth grove of Douglas-fir trees adjacent to Abbott Creek, a tributary of the Rogue River.__
Nearby Attractions
Visit Crater Lake National Park and learn about its unique natural and cultural history. At a depth of 1,943 feet, Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and one of the ten deepest lakes in the world. Experience 172 miles of river and mountain landscapes along the Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway. Travel from rolling oak-covered hills and towering coniferous forests, to roaring white water rapids and incised inter-canyon lava flows.____
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Lake In The Woods
Umpqua National Forest, Oregon6 Reviews12 Photos40 SavesNestled in a mixed conifer Forest, Lake in the Woods is a 4 acre man-made lake that is 8 feet at its deepest point. The trail cabin located on the site was built in 1907. Facilities 8 campsites with picnic tables and fire pits 2 double campsites with picnic tables and fire pits 1 tent campsite with picnic table and fire pit 1 picnic site with grill 4 flush toilets (1 vault toilet during the winter) No drinking water Garbage disposal
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Lemolo Lake
Diamond Lake, Oregon2 Reviews6 Photos36 SavesLemolo Lake is in the Diamond Lake District, and is surrounded by a mountain setting. The North Umpqua Trail #1414is in the area. North Umpqua Trail Information ACTIVITIES Camping: Bunker Hill Campground Poole Creek Campground East Lemolo Campground Lemolo Lake Resort Fishing: Fish Species: Brown trout, rainbow trout, kokanee Fishing Access: 2 X 4 Fishing Methods: Angling Season: Year Round Depth and Size: Fishing License Oregon state fishing license required. See Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife at http://dfw.state.or.us/ for more information. Hiking Wildlife Viewing
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Recent Tent Reviews In Crater Lake
698 Reviews of 57 Crater Lake Campgrounds
Prospect OHV Dispersed Camping
Amazing off grid boondocking
Stayed for over a week and the only thing is it buts up to a quad/dirt bike trail. Other than that quiet and peaceful!
Broken Arrow Campground
Website says open, but gates closed
I camped here last year before the Ride the Rim bike ride and it was great. You cannot reserve sites this time of year - it is only first come first served. I planned on doing the the same thing this year and when I drive up on Friday September 13 the website still said “open” but when I got there the gates were closed. There was a sign that said “sorry for the inconvenience”. Luckily Thielspn View campground was open on the west side of Diamond lake.
Clearwater Falls Campground
Pretty quiet, nice primative stop
Vault toilets had no toilet paper, but otherwise a really beautiful small spot. Would stay there again
Millsite Forest Dispersed Camping
Easy off the main road stop
Quiet camping area off 138. You come up to what looks like a county shop, but keep going to the left, and you're here. A handful of sites. We were easily able to park out jeep a ways in.
Rogue Elk County Park
Last minute stop
Self check in campground with reservable sites, pick an unreserved and check in at entrance kiosk. Road is rough but site blacktop are somewhat level but rough old blacktop. Some sites are too close to the road and some nice ones by the river. No showers were available due to water shortages. Bathrooms are a little rundown.
Mazama Village Campground — Crater Lake National Park
Crater lake camping
Great campground. Well kept and sites far enough apart for some privacy. Plenty of hiking throughout park. Stayed while there were several fires around so smoke blocked many views.
KOA Lemolo Lake / Crater Lake North
Great Basecamp
Great place to be. Close enough to a lot of hiking trails, waterfalls and crater lake itself. Structure is good and the staff is super welcoming.
Mazama Village Campground — Crater Lake National Park
Closest campground to Crater Lake National Park
Mazama Campground offers a serene retreat nestled within Crater Lake National Park, surrounded by a lush forest that provides privacy and tranquility. The reservation process requires you to provide your dates and size of RV and are assigned a site when you arrive. As I walked around it appeared pull-through sites were for RVs and trailers, and back-in sites that were assigned to tent or car campers. The pull through sites were long, some are asphalt and others dirt. Our site D5 was asphalt and level. The amenities, including clean bathrooms, accessible water spigots, and regular trash collection, contribute to a comfortable stay. The general store is a convenient spot for registration, fuel, and showers, it's also the starting point for exploring the breathtaking Crater Lake via tour bus or personal vehicle. Even though a forest fire limited visibility of the lake, Mazama Campground remains a memorable destination for its natural beauty and well-maintained facilities.
Fish Lake Campground - Rogue River
Wooded camp near lake
They have about 4 first come first serve sites, otherwise sites are available if tag on site is not for the nite you pull in. Plenty were available when we were there on a Sunday afternoon. Most sites are wide but many are not real long, but width allows for unhooking and space for vehicle or creative parking. Sites are spread out nicely. Our site had no site on one side and back to a trail to lake. Toilets were flush with sink. They honor the senior/golden/etc passes. Some highway noise. But quiet at nite.
Union Creek Campground - Rogue River - TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Semi-private sites close to Crater Lake
The campground is in the beautiful forest a short drive from Crater Lake NP. We had a site along the Rogue river, a short distance from a pebble beach that the kids loved exploring. The campground was busy and several groups were quite boisterous. The sites were semi private with trees in between, but water spouts were few and far between. The vault toilets weren’t very clean. The Union Creek resort stores were just outside the entrance, so it was easy to stay stocked on ice and grab an ice cream cone while we were at it.
Walt Haring Sno-Park & Campground
Great spot for a quick overnight in the summer
nearly had the entire place to myself minus a couple travel trailers, but there’s enough room to spread out to where no one even notices each other. Plenty of trail to hike in the summer and great place for dogs to walk. Very quiet and hard to realize you’re so close to the main highway. Dump station is present on site. Definitely will stay here again.
Mazama Village Campground — Crater Lake National Park
Poor management/mediocre cabin
The Cabin is perfectly fine, but don’t expect any frills. No cell service or WiFi. No tv. No fridge. The water is hot. Note that this“cabin” is actually four different hotel rooms that all walls. You are not in a quaint cabin in the woods. You are in a bare bones hotel room with thin walls and no amenities. There is a picnic table outside but no real lounge area despite being in the middle of a gorgeous national park.
I ended up in this cabin because the system that manages the reservations screwed up. I booked and RV site 6 months ago and was called two weeks before and told that they overbooked. The only way to accommodate me was to have me stay in one site for one night and then move to a different site for 8 nights. However the 8 night site turned out to be too short for my RV when I showed up there(I was always up front about the length of my rig). I was told the only thing open for the length of my stay was a cabin and were told to park the RV in the cabin parking lot and stay in the cabin.
Things that occurred over the course of 9 days:
Housekeeping knocking on my door at 730am on a Saturday provide service while I was asleep. They typically knocked on my door 2-3 times per day to ask when I was leaving.
running out of toilet paper and having to walk 3/4 mile to the camp store to get more(there is no phone in the room and no service)
the power going out
and my favorite, getting home from dinner at 10pm to find that our keys had been deactivated because“they thought we were leaving that day” and having to drive up to the crater rim(30 min round trip) to get new keys because the camp store closes at 9pm
The campground advertised laundry but the laundry is broken with no timeline to fix.
All in all, I just wanted what I paid for, a campsite with electric that fit my RV. Not a weird parking lot spot and a half-baked hotel room.
Unfortunately this campground is the only game in town. Good luck with your visit to crater lake.
Millsite Forest Dispersed Camping
Open, empty, very quiet
This was a lovely place to camp for the night. There were probably 10-15 campsites, and I was the only one there when I showed up. Campsites have picnic tables and fire pits and there is a pit toilet. Many trees which provide shade. Some mosquitos but not too bad. Very easy to find with the directions and it was also on GAIA GPS.
Diamond Lake RV Park
Good creater lake location
Full service RV Park in the national Forest 40 minutes from Crater lake rim. Large Park in the woods. Visited in late July and it was only half full. For the weekday pretty quiet and peaceful. Some deferred maintenance like roadways crumbling in spots but all the basics were met. Great little pizza restaurant on the lakes edge is just walking distance.
Forest Road 960 by Pacific Crest Trail PCT
Great Views
Came here not really knowing what to expect and we were surprised with what we got. Road was was easy to get up, however 4x4 is definitely needed for the spots up on the rocks. Lovely view where we were! Lots of little camp fires scattered around the area .
Big Pines RV Park
Our favorite within a 50 mile radius!
We constantly sleuth campgrounds and map sites that will fit our 30 footer. We scoped out over two dozen CGs. We love the spacing of the sites. All are full hookups. We loved their showers and restroom facilities. Amazing water pressure! Nice shade, too.
Hamaker
There is no such place as Douglas, OR
Hamaker Campground has been abandoned for nearly 10 years and is now "free dispersed camping" without any improvements. There are no bathrooms. There is no host. ODFW is not present here. To call it Douglas, OR is untrue!
Steamboat Falls
Great Swimming
Enjoyed spending a hot day playing in the river and cooling off. Very quiet campground with pretty large sites. Our site overlooked the river.
USFS Rogue River Dispersed
Off the beaten path
We had to go in a ways before finding a suitable spot, but it was very secluded. We camped near the road but nobody came through the whole night we stayed. An owl swooped right through our camp site and scared the crap out of us. Easy route in and out.
Collier Memorial State Park Campground
Great shade trees
Great quiet camping. Large flat easy to park and hook up. Tent camping also offered. Very clean.
Annie Creek Sno-Park
Peaceful Camping Near Crater Lake National Park
This campground is an excellent choice for an overnight stay when visiting Crater Lake National Park. The sites offer flat ground, making it easy to set up a tent. Although it is close to the road, it is secluded enough to provide a peaceful night's sleep. Be aware that during our visit, we encountered many hungry and persistent mosquitoes, so I highly recommend bringing insect repellent and other mosquito-prevention measures.
The tent sites can be found by following an unpaved road downhill from the large parking lot. There are two basic restrooms located at the entrance, but there is no potable water available, so be sure to bring your own. If you don't use the entry restrooms, please practice Leave No Trace principles to keep the area clean and natural. The proximity to Crater Lake allows for convenient early morning starts to explore the park. Overall, it's a great spot for both solo travelers and families looking for a comfortable camping experience.
Howard Prairie Resort
A bit crowded
This is definitely a campground for families. not much privacy between spots, they are all pretty much right next to eachother. if you’re looking for a more secluded, private campground i wouldn’t recommend this. that being said the nature surrounding the campground is pretty. i’m sure the lake is nice to take a dip in, wouldn’t know because we left early but if you’re just looking for a family vacation this would be a good spot. bathrooms were mostly clean and they have showers! and allowed fires even in the heatwave.
Lake of The Woods Resort
Veterans! Avoid! "America the Beautiful" interagency passes NOT honored
Lake of the Woods does not entirely honor the "America the Beautiful" interagency pass, even tho it is privately run it is on public NFS land that those passes should cover.
Shame on Lake of the Woods for taking money from Gold Star Families, Veterans, and Active Duty Servicemen and Women.
It's a privatized mess. Don't go there. Diamond Lake, Odell Lake, Paulina Lake are MUCH better destinations AND honor "America the Beautiful" passes.
South Diamond Sno-Park
Excellent for an overnight
Great spot to stop for a night or even a couple of nights. There was still plenty of snow on the ground when we came here in April, but it really didn't feel too cold.
Cell service is iffy in this entire area, I wouldn't count on having reception. But the sky is wide open for Starlink users.
Parking overnight is free in Oregon snow parks, but a permit is required Nov 1 to April 30.
Zero amenities, please help keep this area clean!
Union Creek Campground - Rogue River - TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Water, out house
Great place to relax. It was hard to find a campground with water and this campground has water. Host is a great guy and very helpful. It was not closed
Aspen Point (lake of The Woods, Or)
Wonderful surprise
Gorgeous wooded campsites along the lake. VERY kind camp host (Mark) who helped me out even tho I arrived late and without rez. Clean facilities. I was in a quiet spot but lots of families/groups even on a weekday evening. Your quiet might depend on luck of who you’re situated with.
Williamson River Campground
Quiet and relaxing
This little campground was a great find! As a tent camper, this felt much more peaceful compared to Collier Memorial campgrounds which seems to be geared towards RV camping. Campsites are pretty private, good tree coverage, and bathrooms were clean. Camp host was very kind and friendly. I can't wait to stay here again!
Guide to Crater Lake
Camping near Crater Lake, Oregon, offers a unique blend of stunning natural beauty and outdoor adventure. With several campgrounds in the area, each with its own charm, you can find the perfect spot to enjoy the great outdoors.
What to do
- Hiking: There are plenty of trails to explore. One camper mentioned, "Plenty of hiking throughout the park," while staying at Mazama Village Campground — Crater Lake National Park.
- Fishing and Boating: At Diamond Lake, visitors can enjoy fishing and boating. One review highlighted, "There is a paved bike path that winds through the campground... and there is a fishing dock too."
- Exploring Waterfalls: The nearby Toketee Falls is a must-see. A camper at Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest said, "Toketee Falls is IMO the prettiest in Oregon."
What campers like
- Natural Beauty: Campers rave about the scenery. One reviewer at Joseph H. Stewart County Park said, "Nice big sites, LOTS of trees, good because it was HOT (90s)."
- Privacy: Many sites offer a sense of seclusion. A visitor at Williamson River Campground noted, "Campsites are pretty private, good tree coverage."
- Clean Facilities: Clean bathrooms and well-maintained grounds are a big plus. A camper at Collier Memorial State Park Campground mentioned, "Very clean."
What you should know
- Limited Amenities: Some campgrounds, like Mazama Village Campground, have few amenities. One review pointed out, "No showers, no market, no pets allowed."
- Mosquitoes: Be prepared for bugs, especially in warmer months. A camper at Annie Creek Sno-Park warned, "We encountered many hungry and persistent mosquitoes."
- Reservation Challenges: Some campers have faced issues with reservations. A visitor at Diamond Lake mentioned, "Reservations are only available June through Labor Day."
Tips for camping with families
- Kid-Friendly Activities: Look for campgrounds with nearby activities. A reviewer at Joseph H. Stewart County Park said, "You can also rent a boat or kayak and spend the day on the lake."
- Playgrounds: Some campgrounds have playgrounds for kids. A family camper at Collier Memorial State Park Campground noted, "Great playgrounds, great bathrooms."
- Quiet Spots: Choose campgrounds that are less crowded during the week. A visitor at Annie Creek Sno-Park mentioned, "It’s so quiet and empty during the week."
Tips from RVers
- Check Site Lengths: Make sure your RV fits the site. A camper at Mazama Village Campground said, "The 8-night site turned out to be too short for my RV."
- Electric Hookups: Not all campgrounds have electric hookups. A reviewer at Waterwheel RV Park & Campground mentioned, "Water and 50 amp hook ups. I can’t complain."
- Noise Levels: Be aware of noise from nearby roads. A visitor at Waterwheel RV Park & Campground noted, "One star off only for the highway noise."
Camping near Crater Lake, Oregon, offers a variety of experiences, from serene lakeside spots to family-friendly campgrounds. Whether you're in an RV or tent camping, there's something for everyone in this beautiful area.
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