Thompson Reservoir Campground in OR -- Campground & RV Camping in Oregon
Thompson Reservoir Campground in OR
Overnight stays are allowed only at the designated sites here.
Our source here is thin -- confirm on the ground before you commit.Nineteen campsites plus one group site on three-square-mile Thompson Reservoir, 40 minutes south of Silver Lake. Picnic tables, fire rings, hand-pumped water, vault toilets. Fishing (annually stocked with rainbow trout), boating, hiking beneath ponderosa pines and aspen. Mid-May through mid-October; reduced services October 16–May 14. $6/site, $2 per additional vehicle; 14-day max.
Grounded in fs.usda.gov · read August 24, 2026Road difficulty 3 of 5 -- a rough drive in. Recorded as maintained only for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 6%. Sits on broad, near-level ground.
The Thompson Reservoir shoreline is 0.1 mi off. Hager Mountain stands 2,215 ft above the site, 4.7 miles northeast. The nearest town, La Pine, is 54 mi off.
September normals 37–76°F, 0.5″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.