Established Camping
Lava Camp Lake Campground
About
National Forest
Deschutes National Forest
Located near the McKenzie Pass, Lava Camp Lake Campground offers access to the Mt. Washington and Three Sisters Wilderness and is near the Pacific Crest Trail.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
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Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Features
For Campers
- ADA Access
- Picnic Table
- Toilets
- Alcohol
Small and sort of secluded
This is a small CG right off the McKenzie hwy. Road 900 to the CG can be rough. The CG has 12 sites, some drive in as well as walk in sites. Sites have the standard picnic table and fire pit. Pit toilet was in ok condition. Mosquitos are in issue at least this time of year. Bring bug spray. The CG is also at some elevation so it might be cooler depending when you are there. Lava Camp Lake is small but it has fish and its would be a great place to bring the family. You will need a wilderness permit. One thing about this CG is it is right off a spur that connects to the PCT so I suspect there might be some thru hikers there later in the season. The parking area for the trailhead next door wasn't but there were quite a few cars there. Good place to jump off for the Dee Wright Observatory, Obsidian Trail, Mathieu Lakes or Black Crater.
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Couple of very nice spots
I loved campng here this summer.
Its free and the road is pretty rough, but i managed to get the old beater Grand Caravan up there..carefully but it can be done.
Like others have said there was a major wild fire run right through the area, but its beginning to recover.
The 2 bests spots with magnificent views over the lake are at the very top of the campground.
You can easily walk around the small lake , its an easy comfortable hike.
Talking about hikes one of the main entry points the the PCT is just don from the camp ground..most weekends in the summer there is a lot of activity there
Area has been devastated by 2017 horrible Wild Fires.😢
We eagerly returned for a day trip only to find out that this area and much of the east side of McKenzie pass devastated by last summers horrible fires! 3 of the 11 campsites are destroyed, gone. Others are being repaired. It Will be years before area has recovered.
Location
Lava Camp Lake Campground is located in Oregon
Directions
From Sisters, OR: Travel 14.6 miles west on Highway 242 (McKenzie Pass Highway).
Coordinates
44.26000094 N
121.78500075 W