Crane Prairie Campground in OR -- Campground & RV Camping

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Crane Prairie Campground in OR

CampgroundUSFS

15 mi from Three Rivers

Maps 4,458 ft

Official campground & reservations ↗

541-323-1746

VerizonWEAK
AT&TWEAK
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Easy
  • Road difficulty 1 of 5: an easy drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for passenger-car comfort, paved, pitching to 6%.

Rig fit

  • Maximum published vehicle length: 90 ft.
  • Longest published RV site: 90 ft.
  • Longest published trailer site: 90 ft.
  • 1 pull-through sites.
Drinking waterVault toiletsNo electric hookups

Campground details

132 sitesFires allowedFire rings / grills

Setting

Little privacy

Located on the eastern shore of Crane Prairie Reservoir along the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway, Crane Prairie Campground features paved roads and waterfront campsites. Facilities include vault toilets, drinking water, picnic tables, fire rings, fish cleaning stations, and an on-site boat ramp. Showers and a grocery store are available at a nearby resort. The site provides views of Mt. Bachelor and South Sister, with immediate water access for fishing and boating. Nearby attractions include Osprey Point and the Newberry National Volcanic Monument.

Getting there: From Highway 58, turn east onto Crescent Road at the sign for Davis Lake and Wickiup Reservoir, midway between mileposts 72 and 73. In 3.3 miles, turn left on Forest Road 46. Drive north for 18 miles and turn east on Forest Road 42 at the sign for Twin Lakes and Crane Prairie. Drive east on Forest Road 42 for 3.8 miles, then turn north on Forest Road 4270. From Bend, go west on the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway, which becomes Forest Road 46. Follow this road to its intersection with Forest Road 42, about 52 miles from Bend. Turn onto Forest Road 42 at the sign for Twin Lakes and Crane Prairie. Drive east on Forest Road 42 for 3.8 miles, then turn north on Forest Road 4270. From Highway 97 between Bend and Klamath Falls, turn west to the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway, 12 miles north of La Pine. After one mile, turn south on South Century Drive, which becomes Forest Road 42. Follow it for just over 17 miles to Forest Road 4270 and turn north at the sign for Crane Prairie.

  • Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 132-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • The Crane Prairie Reservoir shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
  • Most of them shaded.
  • Lookout Mountain stands 1,760 ft above the map pin, 3.2 miles east.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 31–59°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 99 of 100.

Tree cover45%30m sat. est.