Olive Lake Campground in OR -- Campground & RV Camping in Oregon

Olive Lake Campground sits on the shore of Olive Lake high in the Blue Mountains. The site features 20 standard tent/RV campsites, 6 tent-only sites, 2 group sites, and 7 accessible vault toilets, though there is no drinking water. Boaters can use the boat ramp and two docks for motorized vessels, while a 2-mile trail circles the lake for foot and bike travel. Nearby, trails branch into the North Fork John Day Wilderness and Vinegar Hill Scenic Area. Historic sites, including the dam that fed the wooden pipeline to the Fremont Powerhouse 7 miles east, offer local history context.

Road difficulty 2 of 5 -- a moderate drive in. Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, gravel, pitching to 8%, 30% of it on a shelf.

The Olive Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 28-site campground. Most of them shaded. Ben Harrison Peak stands 1,782 ft above the site, 3.4 miles south. The nearest town, John Day, is 31 mi off.