Basic Camp Site
$16 per night. No hookups. No water during my visit.
Site2
Month of VisitAugust
A Diamond in the Rough
A no frills camping experience: cell service (AT&T) is adequate, there is drinking water and vault toilets, and ample sunshine for solar if you’re setup for it.
There’s a beautiful walk along the creek just down the hill from the campsites that you can make a loop out of. Close to the Newberry Volcanic Monument, High Desert Museum, and Sunriver/Bend.
Site10
Month of VisitAugust
Clean & Quiet
Small US Forest CG. Host Pat was friendly & helpful. Some spots are close. Easy commute to see Newberry Volcanic Monument.
Site7
Month of VisitJuly
A Gem for the self-sufficient
Very basic camp ground with water access. The right place to get lost in Nature. Convient location to explore the Newberry crater area
A tad dusty, but good.
Nothing fancy. Sites are rather dusty, but that’s just how the terrain is. Kind and helpful manager on site. Would stay again.
Convenient and Spacious 🌾
Day 3 - Pacific North Quest (Tumalo Mountain)
Prairie campground was a welcome find just off of Highway 97, just outside of Bend. After a late start and long drive from Crater Lake, this was a great spot right off of the road and just a few miles outside of Bend.
The lots are spacious and sit just above a meadows with and meandering stream through it. Despite being right off of the highway, there wasn’t much road noise, although some early morning construction nearby was less than ideal. However, the fresh water to fill up our water bottles / jugs and a nice, open campsite made this a solid find.
From here, we ventured past Bend to ski Tumalo Mountain, a popular local backcountry zone located just across from Mt. Bachelor.
Check out the three other campgrounds we visited on our Pacific North Quest summer ski touring trip (Jackson F. Kimball State Park, Smith Rock State Park, and Trillium Lake), and download the Snowledge App to see some incredible photos, along with touring stats and maps from each mission.
Month of VisitMay
