Elk Lake Campground in OR -- Campground & RV Camping
Elk Lake Campground in OR
CampgroundUSFS
20 mi from Sunriver
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Road Access
- Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, graded dirt, pitching to 6%.
- Overhead clearance here is posted at 18 ft, set by the tightest site.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 40 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 40 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 40 ft.
- Driveway grade: slight.
Campground details
Setting
Located on the north shore of Elk Lake along the Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway, this campground offers sites for tents, trailers, and RVs with picnic tables, campfire rings, drinking water, vault toilets, and an on-site boat ramp. Electric hookups are not available. Visitors gather here for swimming, windsurfing, water skiing, and fishing, or to hike and ride horses on the adjacent Elk-Devils Trail. The surrounding forest and rocky slopes present sweeping views of South Sister and Mt. Bachelor.
Getting there: From Bend, travel 33.1 miles southwest on Cascade Lakes Hwy (46) to north end of Elk Lake.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 22-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Elk Lake lies 0.1 mi off.
- Elk Mountain stands 996 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles southwest.
- Most of them shaded.
Climate averages
October normals 33–56°F, 5.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 99 of 100.