Bureau of Land Management · Oregon
Duncan Reservoir Campground
Bureau of Land Management · Oregon, United States
- Season
- Year-round
- Cost
- No fees.
- Elevation
- 4,843 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Lakeview
- Address
- Lakeview District Office, Lakeview, OR, 97630
- Phone
- 541-947-6100
- Activities
- Camping, Hiking
About
Nestled in the sagebrush rangelands to the west of Silver Lake’s dry lake bed, Duncan Reservoir is a great place for picnicking, canoeing, camping, and fishing for stocked rainbow trout. The campground consists of four single campsites on the west side of Duncan Reservoir, and a group campsite on the north end of the reservoir, below the dam. Additional facilities at Duncan Reservoir include a boat ramp, vault toilet, covered picnic area, and several picnic tables and fire grates. During the winter months, ice fishing is possible if the reservoir freezes over.
Know Before You Go
Open year-round.
The 5-mile portion of County Road 4-14 is gravel and sometimes rough. Be aware of livestock grazing on the open range, especially near OR-31.
Four individual campsites, 1 group site; first come, first serve.
Vault restroom.
No drinking water available.
No food or gas at Duncan Reservoir.
The nearest services are in the nearby towns of Silver Lake, Fort Rock, and Summer Lake, Oregon.
Point of Interest
County Road 4-14 winds through open range, revealing occasional glimpses of Silver Lake, Table Rock, Picture Rock Pass – and the occasional herd of pronghorn antelope.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 23° | 8° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 39° | 25° | -5° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 46° | 26° | 17° | 71° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 52° | 30° | 17° | 73° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 63° | 39° | 25° | 82° | 6 of 11 |
| June | 73° | 46° | 33° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 87° | 55° | 43° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 54° | 42° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 73° | 46° | 34° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 63° | 37° | 27° | 75° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 48° | 31° | 9° | 63° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 37° | 23° | 1° | 56° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
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- Eastbay Campground · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi
- Thompson Reservoir · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi · 20 sites
- Fremont Point Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 15 mi · 1 sites
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