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Little Crater

 Little Crater Campground

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$16 for a single site and $8 per extra vehicle

Campground is open from 06/03/10 to 10/11/10 weather permitting

All Sites are First Come - First Served

This is one of the most popular campgrounds in all the Deschutes Forest. Be sure to arrive early, because this campground tends to fill by Thursday afternoon for most weekends. A quick look at the map below will give you a lot of information about this campground. The two lakes in the Newberry Monument area are two of the most popular places to camp in Oregon. The lakes may be a bit cold for swimming, but are great for fishing and the views across the lakes are spectacular as they are located in the center of an extinct (we hope) volcano, and you are camping on the lake edge with towering sides of the cone around you. Volcanic rock is within site all through the Monument area with some great hikes available through the lava and to nearby waterfalls. The 50 Little Crater sites specifically are on a fairly thin ledge right on the lake and all the campground sites are within a minute walk to the water. The sites are ample sized and most are good for both tents or RV and trailers. This is probably the nicest campground in the Deschutes National Forest in terms of views and setting. If you are visiting Oregon with the aim of getting the best camping experience this might be it, including camping at Crater Lake where nearby views are spectacular, but the campsites there are not as nice as these. Due to the popularity of this campground campers are encouraged to arrive before Fridays from July 4 to Labor Day Weekend or make reservations at Paulina or Cinder Hill campgrounds. There is an RV dump station near the entry of Paulina Lake Campground. The fee is $10 (sorry septic hauling fees have gone through the roof)

10 MPH speed limit is enforced for boating on Paulina.

 We expect to have a host in the campground from about Memorial Weekend to Labor Day Weekend. Otherwise an attendant will be visiting the campground two to four times per day.

RV use rating is a 5 (out of 5)

Little Crater Map PDF File

Site # Reservable are in red Grade* Driveway
Length		 Max Vehicle Length Back-in or Pull-Through Paved or Gravel Sunny or Shaded Located on water?
1 B 60 40 Through  Gravel  Both No
2 A 60 40 Through   Gravel  Both Yes
3 B 60 32 Through   Gravel  Both No
4 B 50 40 Through   Gravel  Both No
5 B 20 x 12 20  Back In   Gravel  Both Yes
6 A 60 40 Through   Gravel  Both No
7 B 70 40 Through  Paved  Shade No
8 A 60 40 Through   Gravel  Both Yes
9 C 54 40 Through   Gravel  Both No
10 A 70 40 Through   Gravel  Both Yes
11 B 80 40 Through   Gravel  Both No
12 A 32 x 18 32  Back In   Gravel  Both Yes
13 B 50 40 Through   Gravel  Both No
14 A 60 34 Through   Gravel  Both Yes
15 B 60 40 Through   Gravel  Shade No
16 A 60 38 Through   Gravel  Both Yes
17 A 60 40 Through   Gravel  Both Yes
18 B 60 40 Through   Gravel  Both No
19 A 40 36 Through   Gravel  Both Yes
20 B 70 40 Through   Gravel  Both No
21 C 36 x 24 36  Back In   Gravel  Both No
22 A 40 x 14 30  Back In  Paved  Both Yes
23 HOST A 40 x 18 40  Paved  Paved  Shade No
24 A 80 40 Through  Paved  Both Yes
25 B 70 x 40 40  Back In   Gravel  Shade No
26 A 60 40 Through   Gravel  Both Yes
27 B 30 x 18 30  Back In   Gravel  Shade No
28 A 60 40 Through   Gravel  Both Yes
29 A 60 40 Through   Gravel  Both Yes
30 B 54 40 Through   Gravel  Shade No
31 B 66 40  Through  Gravel  Shade No
32 C 30 x 16 18  Back In  Gravel  Shade No
33 B 60 32 Through  Gravel  Shade No
34 B 60 30 Through  Gravel  Shade No
35 C 40 x 18 30  Back In  Gravel  Shade No
36 C 40 18 Through  Gravel  Shade No
37 C 50 30 Through  Gravel  Shade No
38 B 48 24 Through  Gravel  Shade No
39 A 60 24 Through  Gravel  Shade Yes
40 B 40 24 Through  Gravel  Shade No
41 C 60 32 Through  Gravel  Shade No
42 B 30 x 16 30  Back In  Gravel  Both Yes
43 C 50 32  Through  Gravel  Shade No
44 A 50 x 16 30  Back In  Gravel  Both Yes
45 A 40 30 Through  Gravel  Both Yes
46 A 40 36 Through  Gravel  Sunny Yes
47 B 40 x 16 36  Back In  Gravel  Shade No
48 A 72 40  Back In  Gravel  Shade No
49  A 54  40  Through  Gravel Sunny Yes
50 A 50 x 18 40 Back In Gravel Both Yes

Site numbers indicated in 'Red' are reservable by clicking on the numbers which will take you to that site's recreation.gov link.

*Grades are based solely on comparison with the other camp sites in that campground