Established Camping
Elk Lake Campground
About
National Forest
Deschutes National Forest
Elk Lake Campground is an older style small hill side campground that is popular with tent campers. There are four tent only sites near the water. There is a pressurized water system and two modern CXT vault style bathrooms. There is cell phone coverage and the roads are paved within the…
Fee Info
Single Campsite Rate: $16/night One vehicle included with reservation – Each Additional Vehicle: $8.00
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
Features
For Campers
- Market
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
Childhood Favorite!
I have fond memories tent camping at Elk Lake as a kid. It’s where I learned to fish, swim, and love of hiking. It’s a great mountain lake with awesome views of the mountains. Highly recommend.
Majestic and Sleepy
This campground is a nice, little, easy remote getaway. Road is a bit rough coming in, so I would recommend a Subaru at minimum.
Complete forested sites and open meadow sites available, some lakeside. Two pit toilets, and affordable nightly camping rate. There’s a nice trail along on the lake to…
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Nice campground
We stayed here in the early fall and it was pretty empty and cold but the lake was beautiful with mount bachelor in the background.. very basic campground with a picnic table, fire pit and pit toilets.
Location
Elk Lake Campground is located in Oregon
Directions
From Bend, travel 33.1 miles southwest on Cascade Lakes Hwy (46) to north end of Elk Lake.
Coordinates
43.81725052 N
121.80690036 W