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Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest

Toketee Lake Campground, near Idleyld Park, Oregon, is a fantastic spot for those looking to immerse themselves in nature. With spacious sites and a beautiful backdrop of towering trees, it’s perfect for both tent campers and RV enthusiasts.

This campground is known for its proximity to stunning natural attractions like Toketee Falls and the Umpqua Hot Springs, making it a great base for outdoor adventures. Visitors have raved about the peaceful atmosphere, with one camper noting, “Our family go to yearly camp spot! We love it so much it has been our family tradition to camp here every year ever since I was 8!”

While there are no electric hookups or showers, the vault toilets are clean and well-stocked, ensuring a comfortable stay. Campers appreciate the rustic feel, with a small river running through the area that adds to the serene ambiance. Just be prepared for the mosquitoes; they can be quite the nuisance during warmer months.

For those who enjoy hiking, the North Umpqua Trail runs through the campground, offering breathtaking views and a chance to explore the local flora and fauna. Plus, the campground is just a short drive from Crater Lake National Park, making it easy to extend your adventure.

Whether you’re looking to relax by the lake or hit the trails, Toketee Lake Campground provides a welcoming environment for all types of campers. Just remember to bring your bug spray and enjoy the great outdoors!

Description

USDA Forest Service

Umpqua National Forest

Overview

The North Umpqua Wild and Scenic River pauses at Toketee Lake providing a secure home for a wide variety of wildlife. Here beaver and otter make their homes. Great blue heron and kingfishers are joined in fall and winter by ducks, geese, and bald eagles.

Recreation

Many people enjoy some of the state's best German brown trout fishing. Currently Toketee Lake is 2-3 feet lower than the boat ramp, so small non-powered boats are best. Toketee group site is located next to one of the trailheads for the famous North Umpqua Trail. This trail is a favorite for hiking, biking and horseback riding.

Facilities

Many people enjoy some of the state's best German brown trout fishing. Currently Toketee Lake is 2-3 feet lower than the boat ramp, so small non-powered boats are best. Toketee group site is located next to one of the trailheads for the famous North Umpqua Trail. This trail is a favorite for hiking, biking and horseback riding.

Natural Features

This campground offers a picturesque spot for families to relax and slow down. Lined with willow and mixed with maples and alders, this section of the river is very tranquil. The nearby footbridge offers great views of the river and lake.

Nearby Attractions

There are two spectacular waterfalls within a five-minute drive of the site. Watson Falls is 272 feet high and has a short trail to the base of the falls. During wetter months be prepared to get a cool shower of fresh mountain water. Toketee Falls is an amazing two level falls flowing out of a basalt column wall. The viewing platform is less than a half mile down the trail. If you need a little faster paced recreation, there is the North Umpqua Trail. This is a very popular trail for mountain biking. Many bikers use Toketee as a base camp for exploring the North Umpqua Trail.

Fee Info

$5 Extra Vehicle Fee per night, **MUST BE PAID AT THE CAMPGROUND FEE KIOSK UPON ARRIVAL

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Location

Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest is located in Oregon

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Directions

From Roseburg, OR, travel east on OR-138 East /NE Diamond Lake Boulevard for 59 miles, turn left onto Forest Road 34. Keep left at the bottom of the hill and cross the bridge. Proceed 1.5 miles to the campground entrance on the right.

Address

2020 Toketee Ranger Station Road
Idleyld park, OR 97447

Coordinates

43.273176 N
122.408472 W

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Site Types

  • Tent Sites
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  • Standard (Tent/RV)
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Features

For Campers

  • Picnic Table
  • Phone Service
  • Reservable
  • Pets
  • Fires

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  • Pull-Through Sites
  • Big Rig Friendly

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Reviewed Jul. 20, 2023

Peaceful

Our family go to yearly camp spot! We love it so much it has been out l family tradition to camp at every year ever since I was 8!

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Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Jun. 9, 2023

Great spot

Wonderful campground in a great location. Only a couple miles off the main highway so no car noise. There is a beautiful lake there but mosquitoes can be awful. The sites are spacious but not very long so large trailers would struggle to fit. The road was a bit rough. Vault toilets are clean enough. A small river runs through the campground. Good reception with Verizon. Only $10 a night.

SiteA9
Month of VisitJune
Reviewed Jul. 20, 2022

Wonderful remote spot

North umpqua trail runs through this campground. Beautiful lake/river. Toketee Falls is a short hike as well. Crater Lake National Park was about an hour. We stayed in the large group spot as the rest of the campground was full. Rustic campground without water.

Sitegroup
Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Jul. 15, 2022

Beautiful forest!

Toketee campground is one of my favorites. It’s usually reserved through summer but if you drive up you’re usually lucky enough to get a space! The bathrooms are vault toilets but don’t smell and are pretty clean with toilet paper stocked. There hasn’t been a camp host in for a few years. Lots of mosquitos!

Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Autumn O., July 15, 2022
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Autumn O., July 15, 2022
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Autumn O., July 15, 2022
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2021

Party central

Do you like techno music? The campground is nice, but maybe it's the proximity to Eugene and the hot springs that makes this a party place. 3 different groups blasting their music during the day and into the late evening. Two people had fires despite the no fires signs all over the place. Okay, now the campground. Nice, spacious sites, clean pit toilets, garbage bins. The river is cold but refreshing. The lake itself isn't very nice. No great access where you'd really want to park for the day. There is a nice picnic spot at the very front of the campground with a nice river access to cool off. The N Umpqua trail is BEAUTIFUL. Just an amazing hike. Toketee falls is IMO the prettiest in Oregon. The hot springs are great too. It's just too bad other campers can't be considerate of others. Soured the camping experience. Thankfully the trail, waterfall, and hot springs made up for it. BRING EARPLUGS.

Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Jul. 17, 2021

Great site!

Sites were pretty spacious. Nice running creek background sound at most sites. Toketee Falls and Umpqua Hot springs (open when we went mid July) hikes are awesomely nearby. Would recommend!

There were tons of bugs and mosquitoes when I went so I'd recommend applying bug spray everywhere!

Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Armando , July 17, 2021
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Armando , July 17, 2021
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Armando , July 17, 2021
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Reviewed Jul. 1, 2021

A lake, a waterfall, and hot springs!

A lake, a waterfall, and a hot spring all within hiking distance, what more could you want from a campground? And the lake is next to the campground! There are two reservable loops here. Check the dates on the reserved hang tags carefully as there are a LOT of dates listed for this popular campground. Basic vault toilets that are about ready to be emptied. Every site is about equal with large parking pads, lots of trees, nice solid picnic tables, and good fire pits. The road will be very dusty when dry, so drive slowly here! The only down side was a couple who were digging through the trash for recycling, yelling and screaming at each other. Later they were up at the hot spring as well, still screaming, still digging for cans and bottles. 

Be sure to hike to the waterfall and to the hot springs!

Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Annie C., July 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Annie C., July 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Annie C., July 1, 2021
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Reviewed Aug. 16, 2020

Site map is incorrect

Nice campground. Decent spacing. No bad spots. Lake access isn’t great we tried to hike to the falls from the campground but count get to it by foot. N.umpqua trail DOES NOT lead you to toketee falls. Drive back down the road for access to the falls. You can hike to the hot springs but it’s about 3.5 miles. There were some loud neighbors partying til 2am both fri/sat nights but that’s to be expected in southern Oregon.

Big complaint- the rec.gov reservation site map has the A and B loops reversed. I made a reservation well in advanced and should have been riverside but B10 ended up being highway side and A 10 was the site I thought I was getting. Kind of ruined the trip for me as the river side sites are primo. A1-A9 are river side.

  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Ben M., August 16, 2020
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Ben M., August 16, 2020
Reviewed Jun. 21, 2019

Riverside Resting Place with Hotsprings Access

We were walk-ins at Toketee Lake, surprised to find not just a campsite on a summer weekend, but an amazing campsite right on the river with lots of hammock hanging options. Slept right between the trees to the sound of the river.

In the evening before sunset we hiked up to the Umpqua Hot Springs - this is the closest legal camping to the hotsprings TH. 

Each site had a table and fire ring. Loved all the trees.

Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Stephanie Z., June 21, 2019
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Stephanie Z., June 21, 2019
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Stephanie Z., June 21, 2019
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Reviewed Jun. 18, 2019

Good location, decent campground

  • be aware that it does not show up on GPS; type in Toketee Lake and follow signs for ranger station and once you pass that continue for about 1.5 mile until you reach the campground sign
  • some tent spots along the river that are nice
  • no on-site ranger, no running water in bathrooms
  • 10 min drive to Umpqua hot springs & Toketee Falls
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Reviewed May. 14, 2019

Rustic Forest Service CG

This campground is reminiscent of days gone by. Located along the banks of the beautiful upper North Umpqua River, and the North Umpqua trail campers can enjoy nature. The local area is home to the Toketee Ranger Station, and a unique Historic hydroelectric power generation system. Toketee Lake is well suited to canoe and pontoon fishing. The lake is cold and German Brown trout can be caught on loot or fly. This campground is with in 2 miles of the beautiful Toketee Falls and 5 miles of the stunning Watson Falls. In addition to the North Umpqua Trail the Clearwater trail provides cascading aqua clear waters and cool temps on hot summer days. The area hot springs are disappearing and potentially unsafe. Local residents reported problems with car break ins and in sanitary conditions from over use.

  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Tammera K., May 14, 2019
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Tammera K., May 14, 2019
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Tammera K., May 14, 2019
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Reviewed Aug. 21, 2018

Great Location

Great campsite for many activities in the area or a stop before Crater Lake. Very close to the Umpqua Hot Springs as well as, I’ve heard, awesome mountain bike single track. the campsites are fairly spacious with a nice fire pit and tables. However, there isn’t much privacy between sights. The bathrooms are typical NFS pit toilets and were very clean.

  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Mitch H., August 21, 2018
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Mitch H., August 21, 2018
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Mitch H., August 21, 2018
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2017

great for last minute!

I enjoyed the Toketee camp ground because was away from everything and the employees and people were very kind. Our camp spot was very nice, quite, and relaxing. The camp ground wasn't very full and there were plenty of activities around the area to enjoy.

Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Sofia S., August 2, 2017
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Sofia S., August 2, 2017
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Sofia S., August 2, 2017
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Reviewed Jun. 29, 2017

Camp at Toketee

Thoroughly enjoyed camping here. Lots to explore! Enjoyed hiking the Umpqua trail up to the hot springs. Also explored the lake near the campground. Loved the sort hike toToketee Falls.

Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Nichole L., June 29, 2017
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Nichole L., June 29, 2017
  • Review photo of Toketee Lake Campground — Umpqua National Forest by Nichole L., June 29, 2017
Reviewed Apr. 26, 2017

Peaceful

Loving going up to this campground, spots are spaced put nicely

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