USDA Forest Service · Oregon
Gold Lake Campground (OR)
USDA Forest Service · Oregon, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Season
- June 22 to October 30
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,367 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- WALDO ROAD (NFSR 5897000) · asphalt · high degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Willamette National Forest
- Phone
- N/A
1 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature.
If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (801) 226-3564.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 24° | 11° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 34° | 24° | 1° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 24° | 13° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 27° | 7° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 51° | 35° | 26° | 72° | 8 of 11 |
| June | 63° | 41° | 31° | 83° | 3 of 11 |
| July | 75° | 50° | 39° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 52° | 40° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 46° | 35° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 59° | 37° | 25° | 74° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 44° | 31° | 14° | 60° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 23° | 5° | 52° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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