Top Tent Camping near Fort Rock, OR
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Best Tent Sites Near Fort Rock, OR (37)
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Green Mountain Campground
Christmas Valley, Oregon4 Reviews7 Photos59 SavesOverview:
Featuring panoramic views of the lava flows, cinder cones, and the desert landscape of the Fort Rock and Christmas Valley area of central Oregon, the Green Mountain Campground offers a remote camping experience perfect for photography, solitude and stargazing. Whether using it as a basecamp for exploring nearby attractions like Crack-in-the-Ground and the Four Craters Lava Field, or simply seeking an out-of-the-way site with stunning sunrises and sunsets, visitors willing to brave its rough access road will not be disappointed.
Know Before You Go:
Open Season Green Mountain Campground is open YEAR ROUND. Four-wheel Drive Vehicles Recommended. Access is via rugged dirt roads that may be impassable at times. 6 primitive campsites with picnic tables and fire grates; first come, first serve. Vault Restroom. No Drinking Water available. Pack Out Your Trash. The Nearest Services are in the nearby towns of Christmas Valley Oregon. BLM___s Crack-in-the-Ground Trailhead located nearby.
Point of Interest:
There is an active fire lookout atop nearby Green Mountain that is staffed from June through October.
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Paulina Lake Lodge Cabins
La Pine, Oregon4 Reviews14 Photos14 Saves- Pets
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Crack-In-The-Ground
Christmas Valley, Oregon1 Review7 Photos18 SavesCrack-in-the-Ground is an ancient volcanic fissure over 2 miles long and up to 70 feet deep. Normally, fissures like this one are filled with soil and rock by the processes of erosion and sedimentation. However, because it is located in such an arid region, very little filling has occurred and Crack-in-the-Ground exists today nearly as it did shortly after its formation thousands of years ago. An established 2 mile trail along the fissure’s bottom offers a unique hike, where the temperature can be as much as twenty degrees cooler than at the surface. Know Before You Go: Open Season Crack-in-the-Ground is open YEAR ROUND. Trail Difficulty is moderate, with a 70’ elevation gain and sand and rock surface. Universal Access Restroom available. No Drinking Water available. Trail Open to foot travel only. Motor Vehicles, Mountain Bikes, and Equestrians are PROHIBITED. Access is via rugged dirt roads that may be impassable at times. Four-wheel drive vehicles are highly recommended. Facilities at the Green Mountain facilities include 6 designated campsites, a vault toilet, picnic tables, and fire grates. This is a primitive campground so please pack out all of your trash. The fire lookout atop Green Mountain is manned from June through October. The nearest services are in Christmas Valley, Oregon. Point of Interest: A trail along the fissure's bottom allows for visitors to hike the crack’s length - and cool off, due to a temperature up to twenty degrees lower than the surface. ADA Access: Restroom
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Upper Buck Creek
Silver Lake, Oregon1 Review5 SavesUpper Buck Creek is your destination for rustic seclusion in a high mountain setting. Located 35 minutes southwest of Silver Lake, Oregon, ponderosa, lodgepole pine trees, aspen, and willows co-exist with open meadows and marsh land. This quiet forest camp is a great place to relax, fish, walk along the creek, and enjoy nature. Upper Buck Creek features five campsites with picnic tables, and fire rings, and two vault toilets. Remember to park your vehicle at least 200 feet from the creek. There are no garbage receptacles, so remember to “pack it in, pack it out.” There no potable water. Visitors need to pack plenty of water.
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Six Mile Sno-Park
La Pine, Oregon1 Review14 SavesThis sno-park offers access to both motorized and non-motorized winter recreation activities. It can also be used as a base for summer hiking/biking ventures. View a winter snowmobile trail map here .
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Badlands Rock Camping
Bend, Oregon6 Reviews6 Photos66 Saves- Pets
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Boundary Springs Campground
Crescent, Oregon1 Review1 Photo2 SavesA quiet campground dominated by beautiful lodgepole and ponderosa pine trees and predominantly used by the ATV and hunting communities. This site is located on the southeast edge of the district, bordered by state land.
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Cabin Lake Campground
Be the first to review!Fort Rock, Oregon4 SavesTwo 8' x 12' covered shelters, approximately 300' apart on a north-south line, permit silent human observers to spy upon thirsty animals. Each blind has a small concrete basin that puddles water piped nearby water collection aprons and storage tanks. Veiled wall openings allow viewing and photography from a distance of 15-20 feet. A barbed-wire fence surrounds the lower site and a pole fence surrounds the upper site. Be sure to browse the registry for its decades-long, international record of human and wildlife visitors. There is a picnic area nearby. Caution: Such close proximity between observer and wildlife demands absolute silence, so keep your dog or cat away. Bring a filled water container to replenish the drink-basin in case the supply system is disabled. You can leave your fishing rod and boat at home because the "lake" dried centuries ago.
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Trapper Spring Forest Camp
Be the first to review!Fort Rock, OregonTrapper Spring Forest Camp offers rustic campsites.
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Corral Springs Campground
Chemult, Oregon2 Reviews3 Photos16 SavesFor those seeking solitude and quiet, Corral Springs is the place. This quiet campground is located 15 minutes northwest of Chemult, Oregon. There are five campsites among lodgepole pines, each with a picnic table and fire ring. There are also two vault toilets and an information board. A narrow creek meanders through the middle of the campground, fed by a spring that gurgles out of a knoll. In the fall, Corral Springs is popular amongst hunters. In the summertime, this is an ideal campground for in relaxing in a primitive setting. June and July are heavy mosquito months so bring bug spray. There is no potable water. Visitors need to pack plenty of water
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377 Reviews of 37 Fort Rock Campgrounds
Badlands Rock Camping
Cool sandy area with many spots
A good open area with lots of nice smelling juniper. Theres parking at the few trailheads or off the road. The best spot, with some nice features such as lava rocks, is the 3rd right from the main road. Some folks may be particular about their "spot". No toilet, trash nor water but good trails. About 20 mins into town. Didnt see any snakes but was checking just in case. Prob best for RV or car camping. High desert gets to 40s at night this time of year.
Cascade Meadows RV Resort
Discriminatory
They don't allow vans but they will allow teardrops.
Hypocritical
Van campers are good campers too.
Pine Mountain Campground
Quiet place to stay
Was by myself on motorcycle. Clear directions, plenty of tables, leveled spaces for tent. Gets cold at night.
Road here was a graded packed dirt, so a but bumpy but 2WD would make it no problem. Enjoyed my stay
Little Crater Campground
Lakeside camping
Great, sandy site right on the water, with trees to your back, adding a layer of privacy. Fire ban was in effect but watching the lake during the sunset was a beautiful way to spend our time. Pit toilet was in walking distance and well maintained.
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.
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.
Badlands Rock Camping
NO ACCESS as of July 2024 -Completely blocked off to motor vehicles
Tried to drive in but all entrances were blocked by large rocks and signs that say no motor vehicle access.
Same with the other entrance a couple miles down the road.
Sand Springs Campground
Nice Place
Good campground in a remote part of Central Oregon. Despite being right next to OHV trails, we were the only ones there. Just me, the boys, and the flies.
Badlands Rock Camping
Good Option Near Bend
Basically a gravel/dirt lot about 20 minutes outside of Bend. There's a chance I needed to drive further down the road to find better options. Stayed for two nights - no complaints. Near the road but quiet enough. A solid option for a short stay.
Thompson Reservoir Campground
Hidden Gem
Camped three nights along with hiking the trails near by. Campground was very quiet with many open spots. Our site was very large and had a beautiful view of the reservoir. We had two eagles that were hanging out in a tree right next to us. It was a real treat to watch the eagles for a few days. I brought my paddle board and enjoyed the peaceful reservoir. The wind does pick up every afternoon so secure your tent. Fishing was amazing and we caught and released many fish back into lake. Bring your own water. There is a pump but it is out of order. We definitely will be coming back. All the near by hiking trails were amazing. Four days on the trails and we didn’t see a sole.
Thousand Trails Bend-Sunriver
Between the trees
Large campsite with a lot of sites in a wooded area. For me the campground was a kind of a maze, lots of different areas and lots of curves and no clear directions. It was quiet though. Hook-ups for electricity and water. Dumpstations separate, somewhere on the campsite.
FR 9710 Dispersed Roadside Camping
Peaceful dispersed camping
Plenty of spots on this road. Saw a few other campers (a 25ft trailer and a 35ft class A) but it was very quiet and dispersed. My 24ft class C did fine and dirt roads were in good condition.
Silver Creek Marsh
Quiet, clean Forest Service campground near Thompson Reservoir
No frill Forest Service campground in the Fremont-Winemaker National Forest. On a warm June night, it’s a pleasure to have a campground like this entirely to one’s self.
Walt Haring Sno-Park & Campground
Quick 1 night atay
Was perfect for a pull off for 1 night stay. Very quiet and clean.
Deschutes National Forest Spring Campground
Open and Friendly Campground
We stayed at site 32 but honestly all the sites were great. Lots of space at each site with plenty of room between sites so you don't feel like you are on top of each other.
Bathrooms were clean and camp host was friendly. The Lake was beautiful and we walked around it enjoying the view.
There is no cell phone reception at the campground but there is a small town 20 minutes away that has service and a little general store that you can buy firewood and other supplies.
Great site, a lot less people than the sites around it. Perfect for families or those looks to have a more private experience.
Hole In The Ground
Bring everything you need
I camped on the rim of the hole with my daughter. While we had a good time, and there weren't very many other people around, we arrived after June 1 during a dry year, meaning no campfire. The temperature during the day was around 85, and pretty comfortable, but at night it dropped down to around 40. We were pretty cold since we had counted on a campfire. As for the Hole in the Ground, it is pretty cool, and you can walk the trails down into it and back up. Typical high desert semi forested terrain, decent roads, but bring a map, it's a hole, and therefore not visible until you're right up on it. Our map showed the power poles that run nearby, as well as the railroad tracks. We used those to orient ourselves so as to not get lost. There are no services here, so if you need something, you'd better bring it. We liked it, and will return.
FR 9710 Dispersed Roadside Camping
Lil dirt road adjacent to highway for a night's sleep
Not too hard to find, just turn where the map app tells you onto this gravel road, it turns into dirt and looks a bit tweakerish at the beginning but it's alright. Not a ton of big RV pulloffs but the side of the road is pretty clear and you could pull a car onto it wherever you want no problem.
Big River Campground
Not for larger RVs
Great for tents and smaller RVs, but nothing longer than about 20 feet. We tried with a 31 ft, but the road turns are tight and spaces are short.
Crescent RV Park
Had to stop was so tired
This was a emergency stop as i was so tired ,Park was run down.. no mostly perm residents, facilities were somewhat clean.. But worked, WIFI was non existent ..next to road, Trees were beautiful..
Badlands Rock Camping
So many sites to choose from!
Took some trial and error to find a spot here, I recommend turning where all the large piles of gravel are to find a spot. The site where we were was surrounded by hills so felt very secluded. Beautiful scenery with lots of juniper trees around! As a heads up service here was pretty spotty but once you find a good area, you can get enough service to hold phone calls.
FR 9710 Dispersed Roadside Camping
Close to Services, convenient camping
If you are going south from Bend, you have to turn around at exit 151 due to center barrier now constructed
There are a few campsites and some are obviously used frequently. You will encounter some road noise from hwy 97 but otherwise peaceful; at least early in the season
Deschutes NF - HWY 31
Large mostly level area on west side of highway
Suitable for overnight or longer stay.
Some road noise during day
No Campfires - Wildfire Danger
May be blocked by snow in winter
Summer Lake Hot Springs
Oasis
Beautiful spot in the desert the pool and soaking pools are amazing camping was clean everyone super chill incredible views they are fixing and adding new changing areas in the pool area
East Lake Campground
A great camping spot by the lake.
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.
Odell Lake Lodge & Resort Campground
Great Primitive Camping
Well maintained, primitive camping next to a lodge. Most campsites are right on the lake, which can cause cold nights later in the season but great views. Only pit toilets are available in the campground which are well maintained but definitely needed to be emptied. Campground has full access to all the lodge amenities including wifi, a market and restaurant, and flushing toilets. Sites are nice and big for groups to gather.
Little Crater Campground
Camp, float, hike
Stopped by in off season to grab a first form first serve site. Super peaceful. Was pretty luck to get a place as it was mostly booked. Great Lake front camping sites. A bunch of trails. Will visit again for sure!
Sunset Cove Campground
One of our favorite places.
Quiet and beautiful views across the lake. You can kayak, fish, sail, and swim. The Lodge has seasonal entertainment along with good food and atmosphere. If you don't have a RV and don't want to sleep on the ground they also have cabins to rent.
Guide to Fort Rock
Camping near Fort Rock, Oregon, offers a mix of stunning landscapes and outdoor activities. Whether you're looking for a peaceful retreat or an adventure-filled getaway, there are several campgrounds to choose from.
What to do:
- Hiking: Explore the trails around Little Crater Campground. One visitor shared, "Had a great hike just off the campground to the top of the ridge," making it a perfect spot for nature lovers.
- Fishing: Paulina Lake Campground is known for its fishing opportunities. A reviewer noted, "The lake is great for fishing, hiking, and has amazing hot springs on one side."
- Kayaking: If you're into water sports, East Lake Campground is a great choice. One camper mentioned, "Great fishing and a great place for kayaks," highlighting the lake's appeal.
What campers like:
- Scenic views: Campers at Cinder Hill Campground appreciate the beautiful surroundings. A visitor said, "Beautiful campground. No utilities. Lake and sky gorgeous."
- Quiet atmosphere: Many enjoy the peacefulness at Mckay Crossing Campground. One reviewer stated, "Quiet little campground with a creek running through it," making it a great escape from the hustle and bustle.
- Wildlife watching: Campers at Pine Mountain Campground love the wildlife. A visitor shared, "The wildlife was beautiful. There were chickadees that kept flying up to us," adding to the charm of the area.
What you should know:
- Limited amenities: Campgrounds like Prairie Campground have basic facilities. A camper noted, "No hookups. No water during my visit," so be prepared to bring your own supplies.
- Bumpy roads: Accessing some campgrounds can be tricky. One reviewer mentioned about Green Mountain Campground, "The road in can be a little rough but is generally passable to 2WD vehicles."
- Crowded during peak season: Popular spots like Big Pines RV Park can fill up quickly. A visitor remarked, "This is a very busy and full campground," so consider booking in advance.
Tips for camping with families:
- Choose family-friendly campgrounds: Cascade Meadows RV Resort has amenities that cater to families. One reviewer said, "Lovely campground that has dry camping, partial hook-ups, and full hook-ups for RVs."
- Plan activities: Campers at Little Crater Campground enjoyed various activities. A family shared, "We always bring tow lines for our younger kids when they tire out of paddling their kayaks too."
- Pack snacks and drinks: Families at Paulina Lake Campground appreciated having food on hand. One camper noted, "The whole thing is on the Newberry Volcanic monument which is super interesting geologically and historically."
Tips from RVers:
- Look for RV-friendly sites: Big Pines RV Park is known for accommodating RVs. A reviewer mentioned, "We love the spacing of the sites. All are full hookups."
- Check for amenities: Campers at Cinder Hill Campground noted the importance of facilities. One said, "The bathrooms were old, fairly dirty pit toilets," so be prepared for basic conditions.
- Be mindful of space: RVers at East Lake Campground found that some sites are close together. A visitor shared, "You are also right on top of each other with little privacy," so choose your spot wisely.
Camping near Fort Rock, Oregon, offers a unique experience with plenty of activities and beautiful scenery. Just remember to plan ahead and enjoy the great outdoors!
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