Pine Mountain
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), camping is free, and it is open from As accessible to September 29. Pine Mountain is a National Forest campground near Bend, Oregon.
First-come, first-served
1 / 4View east from the Pine Mountain Campground area. Photo: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
Pine Mountain sits inside Deschutes National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Pine Mountain Observatory: Campground on the summit of Pine Mountain next to the Pine Mountain Observatory, about 28 miles southeast of Bend.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Free
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-28
Sites and hookups
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
- ✓ 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
- 6,228 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE; 5G mapped about 0.2 mi away
- T-Mobile
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.2 mi away, 5G about 0.4 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.
43.7909, -120.9431 in Deschutes. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Pine Mountain is open from As accessible to September 29 , at 6,228 ft.
Sources: epqs.nationalmap.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Common questions
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Around Pine Mountain
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Prineville Reservoir, whose mapped center point is 23 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Prineville Reservoir fishing on fishypedia.com.
Hot springs nearby
The nearest hot spring to Pine Mountain, in a straight line: Paulina Hot Springs (hot spring, 18 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
Reservable Cinder Hill 
Reservable East Lake Resort RV Park First-come Hot Springs More campgrounds: camping near Bend and campgrounds in Deschutes.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
- fs.usda.gov (quietHours, maxRvLengthFt, season, notableFeature, toilets, water), accessed 2026-09-29
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0
- Photo 2: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0
- Photo 3: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0
- Photo 4: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0