Mckay Crossing Campground

Quiet little campground with a creek running through it. Follow it through the campsite and you’ll find a secret waterfall! Would be a solid launching point for exploring Newberry Caldera.

Really cool campground with a lot of spots and a beautiful river. There’s a little gravel road that can be a little tough to get there but we managed with our 17” van by driving real slow. Good experience !

We booked a site and pulled up to a massive amount of people. Sat at our site for an hour and left. The trees are skinny and tall, so you see everyone in the camp. It felt more like a group campsite but spaced out. We were hoping for a little more separation from all the people. It was a little too going on and hard to block out the noise. We were looking for a camp that was more secluded.

Found this hidden gem on a camping road trip in mid June after stopping for the day in Bend.  Very quiet mid week, had a nice secluded wooded site with no one around us.  Not a whole lot of privacy since the trees are large pines, but no one was in any of the adjacent sites so it felt private and quiet.  Rustic, pit toilets only and no water or other facilities so plan accordingly.  The road into the campground was dirt with a fairly long section that was very washboard so be prepared for some bumps along the way!  Creek runs through the campground so you could filter water if needed, and some sites were along the creek.  Would definitely come back again.

Visited with my 8 year-old last summer. This campground is rustic (hello pit toilets!) and there wasn't a camp host onsite, but I'd go back again because the stream and falls are gorgeous, the sites are spacious, and the Newberry Volcanic Monument has so much cool stuff!  (We loved the Obsidian Flow!) It's also a nice break from the more popular campgrounds that are overrun with obnoxious Portlanders (I say this as an obnoxious Portlander).  In August, it was warm during the day and cool at night. 

BYO water, and get gas in Bend. If you're desperate like I was, Eastlake Resort has a single gas pump that sells the most expensive gasoline I've ever purchased.

Stayed in campsite 10 which was spacious, but claimed to be "riverfront" and really wasn't.  Pit toilet but no running water, minus the streams. Great swimming holes and trailheads close by. Didn't get too buggy, but would bring a table cloth as the picnic tables had ants.  Excited to go back when its hotter and splash around!

Easy access, nice hike to some natural water slides, a variety of sites along the water.

Great campground, huge sites. Great hiking, waterfall. Short drive to Paulina lake.

We selected this campsite due to its proximity to Paulina Lake. We brought SUP boards and only had to make a 7 minute drive before we got to the boat dock. It was also an easy drive back into town in case we needed something.

My only advice is to try to pick a campsite close to the river. The terrain is a little more flat around the river and you'll be able to listen to the water as you fall asleep. We stayed further away and I found myself sliding a little during the night. 

Be sure to bring your own water to this campsite, there isn't potable water here!

Big spots, 2 separate loops, creek is accessible to every site, lots of fun to hop around and look at. Quiet, off the beaten path, the trail that runs through is beautiful in any direction.

Beautiful, quiet primitive camping with many trails right on the river. ❤

Not good cellphone service & a distance to town, although it was a great couple weeks.