Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway
National Scenic Byway 68 mi in Oregon.
About the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway
This byway cuts a path through the mountains, lakes, and forests of central Oregon. Volcanism and glaciation formed more than 150 lakes for which the region is well known. See outstanding examples of lava flows, alpine lakes, and meadows. Cross paths taken by such historic figures as Kit Carson.
Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.
Designations: National Scenic Byway, Oregon State Scenic Byway, National Forest Scenic Byway.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 21 · on the roadSoda Creek Campground · Forest Service · 10 sites · reservable
- Mile 23 · on the roadDevils Lake Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 26 · 0.6 mi offQuinn Meadow Horse Camp · Forest Service · 26 sites · reservable
- Mile 28 · on the roadElk Lake Campground · Forest Service · 22 sites · reservable
- Mile 29 · on the roadPoint Campground - Deschutes · Forest Service · 9 sites · reservable
- Mile 29 · on the roadLittle Fawn Campground · Forest Service · 8 sites · reservable
- Mile 29 · 1.0 mi offMallard Marsh Campground · Forest Service · 15 sites · reservable
- Mile 30 · 0.9 mi offSouth Campground - Hosmer Lake (OR) · Forest Service · 23 sites · reservable
- Mile 33 · 0.7 mi offLava Lake Campground · Forest Service · 44 sites · reservable
- Mile 34 · 0.9 mi offLittle Lava Lake · Forest Service · 16 sites · reservable
- Mile 37 · on the roadDeschutes Bridge Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 37 · 4.1 mi offCultus Lake Boat In - Big Cove Campground · Forest Service · 6 sites · reservable
- Mile 39 · 1.0 mi offCultus Corral Horse Camp · Forest Service · 11 sites · reservable
- Mile 39 · 1.5 mi offCow Meadow Campground · Forest Service · 18 sites · reservable
- Mile 39 · 2.4 mi offCultus Lake Campground · Forest Service · 55 sites · reservable
- Mile 39 · 2.9 mi offCrane Prairie Campground · Forest Service · 132 sites · reservable
- Mile 39 · 3.2 mi offCultus Lake Boat In - Little Cove Campground · Forest Service · 4 sites · reservable
- Mile 43 · on the roadQuinn River Campground · Forest Service · 41 sites · reservable
- Mile 43 · 1.6 mi offLittle Cultus Campground · Forest Service · 29 sites · reservable
- Mile 43 · 4.5 mi offCultus Lake Boat In - West Campground · Forest Service · 12 sites · reservable
- Mile 44 · 0.7 mi offRock Creek Campground (Deschutes National Forest, OR) · Forest Service · 32 sites · reservable
- Mile 47 · 2.0 mi offSheep Bridge · Forest Service · 23 sites · reservable
- Mile 47 · 3.0 mi offWest South Twin Campground · Forest Service · 24 sites · reservable
- Mile 47 · 3.3 mi offNorth Twin Lake Campground · Forest Service · 20 sites · reservable
- Mile 49 · 3.4 mi offGull Point Campground · Forest Service · 80 sites · reservable
- Mile 51 · on the roadNorth Davis Creek Campground · Forest Service · 14 sites · reservable
- Mile 53 · 1.6 mi offReservoir Campground · Forest Service · 24 sites · reservable
- Mile 55 · on the roadNorth Lava Flow Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 59 · on the roadEast Davis Campground · Forest Service · 19 sites · reservable
- Mile 65 · on the roadCrescent Creek Campground · Forest Service · 9 sites · reservable
- Mile 68 · 2.7 mi offSimax Group Camp · Forest Service · 5 sites · reservable
- Mile 68 · 3.2 mi offCrescent Lake Guard Station · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 68 · 3.5 mi offCrescent Lake Campground · Forest Service · 44 sites · reservable
- Mile 68 · 3.5 mi offCrescent Lake Yurts · Forest Service · 3 sites · reservable
- Mile 68 · 4.8 mi offContorta Flat Campground · Forest Service · 19 sites · reservable
Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, in order along the byway; each one's page has its facts, season and weather by month.
About this page's facts
The line is the Federal Highway Administration's scenic byways layer (HEPGIS, a snapshot of 2022-06-24, a US government work), cut at the state line and simplified for the map; the length is the line's. The designation is the program's own: the national tiers from FHWA's America's Byways roster, the rest from the layer's designation field. Road conditions, closures and seasonal gates change: check the agency's own page and the state's road conditions before you go.