Point
Its sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, camping costs $23/night; additional vehicle $10, and it is open from Late May to Late September. Point is a National Forest campground near Bend, Oregon.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
Point sits inside Deschutes National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits right at the edge of Three Sisters Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Elk Lake boat launch: Campground beside Elk Lake on the Cascade Lakes Highway with a boat launch inside the campground; fishing, hiking and horseback riding nearby.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- $23/night; additional vehicle $10
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
- ✓ Toilets
On site: Toilets.
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 4,900 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE
- T-Mobile
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
- Verizon
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.1 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.
43.9666, -121.8083 in Deschutes. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Point is open from Late May to Late September , at 4,900 ft.
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Common questions
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Around Point
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Crane Prairie Reservoir, whose mapped center point is 13 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Crane Prairie Reservoir fishing on fishypedia.com.
Hot springs and waterfalls nearby
Nearest to Point, in straight-line miles: Proxy Falls (waterfall, 15 miles), Belknap Hot Springs (hot spring, 20 miles), Cougar Hot Springs (hot spring, 23 miles), Terwilliger Hot Springs (hot spring, 23 miles), and Sahalie Falls (waterfall, 28 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
Reservable Little Fawn 
Reservable Elk Lake 
Reservable Mallard Marsh (hosmer Lake) Reservable South (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 (reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, maxRvLengthFt, season, fee, notableFeature, toilets), accessed 2026-09-29
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Bonnie Moreland from Oregon, United States, Public domain