Big Lake West
Its 11 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, and camping costs Campsites: $55 per night. Big Lake West is a National Forest campground near McKenzie Bridge, Oregon.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
1 / 3Mount Washington reflected in Big Lake, near Big Lake West Campground. Photo: Kirt Edblom from Albany, Oregon, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
Big Lake West sits inside Willamette National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits 0.9 miles outside the boundary of Mount Washington Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- Campsites: $55 per night
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 11
- Tent sites
- 11
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
- Site driveways
- Mixed
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, fire rings, and pets allowed.
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
11 sites; 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 | BIG LAKE WEST CAMPGROUND | Tent only nonelectric | 40 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 001 |
| 002 | BIG LAKE WEST CAMPGROUND | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 002 |
| 003 | BIG LAKE WEST CAMPGROUND | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 003 |
| 004 | BIG LAKE WEST CAMPGROUND | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Parallel | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 004 |
| 005 | BIG LAKE WEST CAMPGROUND | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 005 |
| 006 | BIG LAKE WEST CAMPGROUND | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Parallel | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 006 |
| 007 | BIG LAKE WEST CAMPGROUND | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Parallel | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 007 |
| 008 | BIG LAKE WEST CAMPGROUND | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 008 |
| 009 | BIG LAKE WEST CAMPGROUND | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Parallel | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 009 |
| 010 | BIG LAKE WEST CAMPGROUND | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 010 |
| 011 | BIG LAKE WEST CAMPGROUND | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 011 |
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
- 4,650 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE; 5G mapped about 0.3 mi away
- T-Mobile
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
- 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.
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Around Big Lake West
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Lake Billy Chinook, whose mapped center point is 29 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Lake Billy Chinook fishing on fishypedia.com.
Hot springs, waterfalls and swimming nearby
Nearest to Big Lake West, in straight-line miles: Clear Lake (swimming hole, 5.7 miles), Sahalie Falls (waterfall, 6.1 miles), Proxy Falls (waterfall, 15 miles), Belknap Hot Springs (hot spring, 15 miles), and Cougar Hot Springs (hot spring, 27 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
More campgrounds: camping near McKenzie Bridge and campgrounds in Linn.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, maxRvLengthFt, drivewayType, petsAllowed, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Kirt Edblom from Albany, Oregon, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Photo 2: Bonnie Moreland from Oregon, United States, Public domain
- Photo 3: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0