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Cultus Lake Boat In - West Campground

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About

National Forest

Deschutes National Forest

Overview

Cultus Lake is one of the few lakes along the Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway that allows high sped motorized water craft. Cultus Lake West Campground offers opportunities for waterskiing, windsurfing, swimming, sailing and jet skiing, as well as, access to trails leading into the Three Sisters Wilderness.

Facilities

Cultus Lake Boat In - West Campground is one of three boat-in or hike-in only campgrounds on the north side of Cultus Lake. The campground is in a very rustic setting next to the water with twelve sites available.

Natural Features

Cultus Lake is a natural glacier-formed lake. This is a recreational lake and is popular for water skiing, sailing, jet skiing, and boating.____

Charges & Cancellations

Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation.

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Access

Hike-In
Backcountry sites.
Boat-In
Sites accessible by watercraft.

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Site Types

Tent Sites

Features

For Campers

Picnic Table
Phone Service
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

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Ryan W.

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Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

Little Jamaica

Heard a local describe the campground beach as little Jamaica. It stuck with me, especially on a hot sunny day.

We enjoyed our 3 nights but glad to be out of there before the weekend. Not only was there campers who pulled up to the beach but day trippers who crowded in on Friday. We had some good neighbors and was peaceful. Every morning we woke up to wake boats heading out at 7:30am for glass water conditions. No big deal as we wake up early anyways.

Fishing wasn’t great but managed to troll up a few trout for lunch. Mackinaw weren’t cooperative.

The forest service instructions said to park our tow rig and trailer in designated parking at the ramp but we saw no such designated parking.

The fire rules were confusing. Posted on one of the campground bathrooms had a sign saying no fires, however the forest service website said that fires were allowed in designated campgrounds (Cultus was listed) and we spoke with the operators of the resort and they said the same thing about it being OK.

Come early or come late as there isn’t much trailer parking at the ramp.

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Location

Cultus Lake Boat In - West Campground is located in Oregon

Directions

From Bend, OR: Travel 46 miles southwest on Cascade Lakes Hwy (46), then west on Forest Road 4635 for 2 miles. There is a large paved parking area with a dock and two boat ramps which is adjacent to the Cultus Lake Campground.