Little Crater Lake
Its 15 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, and camping costs Single Site: $25 per night. Little Crater Lake is a National Forest campground near Government Camp, Oregon.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
1 / 4Little Crater Lake near Mt Hood is unbelievably still and clear. Here you see reflections of the surrounding forest, a shallowly submersed log across the top, and sunken logs at 45 feet deep. Photo: Sheila Sund from Salem, United States, CC BY 4.0
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 26 ft
Little Crater Lake sits inside Mt. Hood 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: $25 per night
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 15
- Tent sites
- 7
- Max RV length
- 26 ft
- Site driveways
- Back-in
- ✓ 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
15 sites; the longest takes a 26 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 | AREA LITTLE CRATER LAKE | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 001 |
| 002 | AREA LITTLE CRATER LAKE | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 002 |
| 003 | AREA LITTLE CRATER LAKE | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 003 |
| 004 | AREA LITTLE CRATER LAKE | Standard nonelectric | 20 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 004 |
| 005 | AREA LITTLE CRATER LAKE | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 005 |
| 006 | AREA LITTLE CRATER LAKE | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 006 |
| 007 | AREA LITTLE CRATER LAKE | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 007 |
| 008 | AREA LITTLE CRATER LAKE | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 008 |
| 009 | AREA LITTLE CRATER LAKE | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 009 |
| 010 | AREA LITTLE CRATER LAKE | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 010 |
| 011 | AREA LITTLE CRATER LAKE | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 011 |
| 012 | AREA LITTLE CRATER LAKE | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 012 |
| 013 | AREA LITTLE CRATER LAKE | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 013 |
| 014 | AREA LITTLE CRATER LAKE | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book site 014 |
| 016 | AREA LITTLE CRATER LAKE | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 016 |
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
- 3,275 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.
45.1489, -121.7429 in Clackamas. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Around Little Crater Lake
Public land within 15 miles: Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness (10 miles to its center) , Lower White River Wilderness (13 miles to its center) , and Roaring River Wilderness (14 miles to its center) ; publiclandsdb.com has each unit's camping rules and boundary.
Hot springs nearby
Nearest to Little Crater Lake, in straight-line miles: Bagby Hot Springs (hot spring, 26 miles), and Breitenbush Hot Springs (hot spring, 28 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
More campgrounds: camping near Government Camp and campgrounds in Clackamas.
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: Sheila Sund from Salem, United States, CC BY 4.0
- Photo 2: Geoff Parsons, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Photo 3: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0
- Photo 4: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0