Little Lava Lake
Its 16 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov. Little Lava Lake is a National Forest campground near Bend, Oregon.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
Little 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
- Fee unknown, see agency
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 16
- Group sites
- 1
- 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
16 sites; 1 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 | Little Lava Lake | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 001 |
| 002 | Little Lava Lake | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 002 |
| 003 | Little Lava Lake | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 003 |
| 004 | Little Lava Lake | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 004 |
| 005 | Little Lava Lake | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 005 |
| 006 | Little Lava Lake | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 006 |
| 007 | Little Lava Lake | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 007 |
| 008 | Little Lava Lake | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 008 |
| 009-Multi | Little Lava Lake | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 009-Multi |
| 010 | Little Lava Lake | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 010 |
| 011 | Little Lava Lake | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 011 |
| 012 | Little Lava Lake | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 012 |
| 013 | Little Lava Lake | Standard nonelectric | 24 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 013 |
| 014 | Little Lava Lake | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 014 |
| 015 | Little Lava Lake | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 015 |
| GRP | Little Lava Lake | Group tent only area nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site GRP |
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
- 4,750 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE
- T-Mobile
- No coverage mapped
- 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.
43.9107, -121.7642 in Deschutes. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
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Around Little Lava Lake
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Crane Prairie Reservoir, whose mapped center point is 9.2 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Crane Prairie Reservoir fishing on fishypedia.com.
Hot springs and waterfalls nearby
Nearest to Little 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 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: sandyriverfisher, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Photo 2: Amateria1121, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Photo 3: USFS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 4: USFS, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)