Big Lake in OR -- Campground & RV Camping

Big Lake Campground offers 49 single campsites for tents and RVs up to 35 feet along the shores of Big Lake in the Cascade Range. Eight sites feature direct shoreline access, while expansion sites offer wide parking spurs with stairs descending to tent pads and fire rings. Facilities include a filtered water system, vault toilets, a boat launch, and day-use parking. The lake is a hub for sailing, swimming, and water skiing, with access to the adjacent Santiam Pass Motorized Recreation Area and the Patjens Lakes Trail, which loops through the neighboring Mt. Washington Wilderness.

Getting there: From Eugene, Oregon, take I-105 east to McKenzie Highway 126. Travel east on 126 for 90 miles to Santiam Pass. At the top of the Pass, turn right onto the access road (sign says Hoodoo Ski Area, Big Lake Road, & Benson Sno-Park). Travel one mile to the fork in the road and stay left on Forest Service Road 2690. Continue for 2 miles to the entrance to Big Lake Campground on the left.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 56-site campground with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
• Sits on broad, near-level ground.
• The Big Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
• Mount Washington stands 3,100 ft above the map pin, 3.5 miles southeast.
• 1 walk-in site, with 19 on the water.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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