Lava Lake
Its 43 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, and camping costs Single Site: $28 per night. Lava Lake is a National Forest campground near Bend, Oregon.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
Lava Lake sits inside Deschutes National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- Single Site: $28 per night
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 43
- Tent sites
- 5
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
- Site driveways
- Mixed
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, potable water, fire rings, and pets allowed.
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
43 sites; 4 pull-through; the longest takes a 40 ft vehicle. Every site below links to its own page on Recreation.gov, where it is booked. Official site list and booking on recreation.gov.
| Book | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 001 |
| 002 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 002 |
| 003 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 003 |
| 004 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 004 |
| 005 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 005 |
| 007 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 007 |
| 008 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 008 |
| 009 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 009 |
| 010 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 010 |
| 011 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 011 |
| 012 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 012 |
| 013 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 013 |
| 014 Tent Only | Loop 1 | Tent only nonelectric | 18 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 014 Tent Only |
| 015 Tent Only | Loop 1 | Tent only nonelectric | 18 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 015 Tent Only |
| 016 Tent Only | Loop 1 | Tent only nonelectric | 18 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 016 Tent Only |
| 017 Tent Only | Loop 1 | Tent only nonelectric | 18 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 017 Tent Only |
| 018 Tent Only | Loop 1 | Tent only nonelectric | 18 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 018 Tent Only |
| 019 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 019 |
| 020 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 020 |
| 021 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 021 |
| 022 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 022 |
| 023 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 023 |
| 024 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 024 |
| 025 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 025 |
| 026 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 026 |
| 027 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 027 |
| 028 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 24 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 028 |
| 029 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 029 |
| 030 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 030 |
| 031 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 031 |
| 032 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 032 |
| 033 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 033 |
| 034 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 034 |
| 035 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 035 |
| 036 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 24 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 036 |
| 037 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 037 |
| 038 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 038 |
| 039 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 039 |
| 040 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 040 |
| 041 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 041 |
| 042 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 042 |
| 043 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 043 |
| 044 Multi | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 044 Multi |
Data source: Recreation.gov , accessed 2026-09-29. Site details are Recreation.gov's own per-site listing and can differ from the campground-wide facts above.
Rules
- Pets
- Allowed
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 4,753 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE
- T-Mobile
- No coverage mapped
- Verizon
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.2 mi away
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.
43.9135, -121.7659 in Deschutes. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Around Lava Lake
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Crane Prairie Reservoir, whose mapped center point is 9.3 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Crane Prairie Reservoir fishing on fishypedia.com.
Hot springs and waterfalls nearby
Nearest to Lava Lake, in straight-line miles: Proxy Falls (waterfall, 19 miles), Belknap Hot Springs (hot spring, 24 miles), Cougar Hot Springs (hot spring, 26 miles), Terwilliger Hot Springs (hot spring, 26 miles), and Paulina Hot Springs (hot spring, 28 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
Reservable Little Lava Lake First-come Deschutes Bridge Reservable South (hosmer 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
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, maxRvLengthFt, drivewayType, petsAllowed, fireRings, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: USFS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 2: USFS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 3: PeaceLoveScoobie, CC BY 2.0
- Photo 4: sandyriverfisher, CC BY-SA 3.0