Lost Lake - Willamette in OR -- Campground & RV Camping

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Lost Lake - Willamette in OR

CampgroundUSFS

20 mi from Sisters

Maps 4,000 ft

Official campground & reservations ↗

$21 per night

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VerizonMARGINAL
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT

Road Access

Moderate
  • Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel, pitching to 2%.

Rig fit

  • Maximum published vehicle length: 50 ft.
  • Longest published RV site: 20 ft.
  • Longest published camper-van site: 20 ft.
  • 2 pull-through sites.
  • Driveway grade: slight.
No drinking waterVault toilets

Campground details

19 sitesNo water hookupsFires allowedFire rings / grills

Setting

Little privacy

Located along Highway 20 near Santiam Pass in the Willamette National Forest, this rustic campground sits on the west shore of shallow Lost Lake, where water levels drop in summer to reveal marshy willow stands. The site features 15 single-unit campsites, three single vault toilets, picnic tables, and fire rings, but provides no drinking water. Trailers are not recommended. Nearby destinations include the Pacific Crest Trail, Mt. Washington Wilderness, Sand Mountain Lookout, and Big Lake.

Getting there: Lost Lake Campground is located 28 miles northeast of McKenzie Bridge, Oregon, just off of Hwy. 20.

  • Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 19-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Potato Hill stands 1,199 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles southeast.
  • Mostly tent-only sites, with 2 walk-in sites.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 34–56°F, 6.3″ 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 97 of 100.

Tree cover43%30m sat. est.