Devils Lake
Its 10 sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping costs $5 per vehicle per day recreation pass to park (Northwest Forest Pass or interagency pass accepted). Devils Lake is a National Forest campground near Bend, Oregon.
First-come, first-served
- Managed by
- National Forest
Devils Lake sits inside Deschutes National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits 0.1 miles outside the boundary of Three Sisters Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
South Sister / Devils Lake Trailhead: Campsite parking is at the South Sister/Devils Lake Trailhead, a gateway to the Three Sisters Wilderness and one of the most popular routes to hike South Sister.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- $5 per vehicle per day recreation pass to park (Northwest Forest Pass or interagency pass accepted)
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 10
- Tent sites
- 10
- Walk-in sites
- 10
- ✓ Toilets
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets. No potable water.
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Rules
- Quiet hours
- 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 5,500 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE
- T-Mobile
- 4G LTE; 5G mapped about 0.2 mi away
- Verizon
- 4G LTE
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, data as of December 31, 2025
Outdoor coverage each carrier reports to the FCC at this campground's map point, and the nearest mapped coverage within about half a mile. The FCC map only includes 4G LTE at 5/1 Mbps or better and 5G; a weaker signal, a text, or an emergency call may still get through, but don't count on it. These are carrier predictions, not measurements, and can be wrong either way: real service in canyons, under trees, and inside a tent or vehicle is often weaker. 5G speeds are the FCC's 7/1 and 35/3 Mbps tiers. This product uses the FCC Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the FCC.
44.0356, -121.7654 in Deschutes. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Around Devils Lake
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Crane Prairie Reservoir, whose mapped center point is 18 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Crane Prairie Reservoir fishing on fishypedia.com.
Hot springs and waterfalls nearby
Nearest to Devils Lake, in straight-line miles: Proxy Falls (waterfall, 12 miles), Belknap Hot Springs (hot spring, 18 miles), Cougar Hot Springs (hot spring, 23 miles), Terwilliger Hot Springs (hot spring, 24 miles), and Sahalie Falls (waterfall, 25 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
Reservable Soda Creek 
Reservable Quinn Meadow Horse Camp 
Reservable Elk Lake 
Reservable Mallard Marsh (hosmer Lake) More campgrounds: camping near Bend and campgrounds in Deschutes.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
- fs.usda.gov (sites, water, quietHours, fee, notableFeature), accessed 2026-09-29
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Haleyelise, CC BY-SA 4.0