USDA Forest Service · Oregon
Campbell Lake Campground
USDA Forest Service · Oregon, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $6 per night Additional Vehicle Fee: $2 per vehicle per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7,205 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
- CAMPBELL LAKE SPUR (NFSR 2800056) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Paisley, OR; Lakeview, OR; Bly, OR
About
US Forest Service campground. The Campbell Lake Campground offers camping, a picnic area and boat launch in a high mountain lake setting; located one hour and 20 minutes southwest of Paisley, Oregon. There are 18 campsites with picnic tables and fire rings, three vault toilets, and potable water, Memorial Day to Labor Day. Campbell Lake, lined with grassy and pebbly shores, is stocked with rainbow trout, making it ideal for fishing, swimming, and boating. There is also a boat ramp for non-motorized or electric motor boats. Additional picnic tables and another vault toilet are located in the day use area. Exploring is easy to do from Campbell Lake, as the Lakes Trail System is accessible from the campground. You can hike, ride horses, or mountain bikes on interconnected loops of varying lengths between Campbell Lake and Deadhorse Lake. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 19° | 3° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 32° | 18° | -1° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 36° | 20° | 5° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 23° | 2° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 52° | 33° | 21° | 68° | 9 of 11 |
| June | 63° | 39° | 26° | 79° | 5 of 11 |
| July | 77° | 50° | 34° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 50° | 36° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 65° | 42° | 31° | 82° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 34° | 22° | 68° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 40° | 27° | 1° | 54° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 18° | -6° | 49° | 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
- Deadhorse Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Bald Butte Lookout (Fremont-Winema National Forest, OR) · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 1 sites
- Lee Thomas Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi
- Clear Springs Campground · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi
- Sandhill Crossing Campground · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi
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