Fish Lake Campground (Steens Mountain)
Its 23 sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), camping costs $16/vehicle per night (car, truck or RV and towed vehicle); $5 per additional passenger vehicle, and it is open from mid-June to October. Fish Lake Campground (Steens Mountain) is a BLM campground near Frenchglen, Oregon.
First-come, first-served
1 / 3Fall camping at Fish Lake Campground, with snow higher on Steens Mountain. Photo: BLM Oregon & Washington, Public domain
- Managed by
- BLM
Fish Lake Campground (Steens Mountain) sits inside Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area. Its camping rule, field office, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Fish Lake on the Steens Mountain Loop Road: A high lake at 7,400 feet among aspen and shore willows, stocked with keeper trout by ODFW, on the Steens Mountain Loop Road, an Oregon State Scenic Tour Route. (blm.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- BLM
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- $16/vehicle per night (car, truck or RV and towed vehicle); $5 per additional passenger vehicle
Source: blm.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 23
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fire rings
On site: Toilets, potable water, and fire rings.
Source: blm.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 days
Source: blm.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 7,400 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE
- T-Mobile
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE and 5G mapped about 0.5 mi away
- 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.
42.7403, -118.6437 in Harney. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Fish Lake Campground (Steens Mountain) is open from mid-June to October , at 7,400 ft.
Source: epqs.nationalmap.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
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Around Fish Lake Campground (Steens Mountain)
Hot springs nearby
The nearest hot spring to Fish Lake Campground (Steens Mountain), in a straight line: Alvord Hot Springs (hot spring, 15 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
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Sources
- blm.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-29
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: BLM Oregon & Washington, Public domain
- Photo 2: BLM Oregon & Washington, Public domain
- Photo 3: BLM Oregon & Washington, Public domain