Deadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead
Its 16 sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), camping costs Single Site: $6 per night, and it is open from May 15 to October 15. Deadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead is a National Forest campground near Paisley, Oregon.
First-come, first-served
- Managed by
- National Forest
Deadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead sits inside Fremont-Winema National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Deadhorse Lake: A 31-acre high-mountain lake at 7,372 feet, stocked with rainbow trout, with a boat launch (non-motorized or electric motors, 5 mph) and access to the Lakes Trail System. (fs.usda.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Single Site: $6 per night
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 16
- Group sites
- 7
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fire rings
On site: Toilets, potable water, and fire rings.
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 days; 28 days total per calendar year
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 7,200 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE and 5G mapped about 0.3 mi away
- T-Mobile
- 4G LTE
- 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.
42.5611, -120.7743 in Lake. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Deadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead is open from May 15 to October 15 , at 7,200 ft.
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
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Around Deadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Ana River, whose mapped center point is 24 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Ana River fishing on fishypedia.com.
Hot springs nearby
The nearest hot spring to Deadhorse Lake Campground / Trailhead, in a straight line: Summer Lake Hot Springs (hot spring, 13 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
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Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
- fs.usda.gov (sites, fireRings, season, fee, water, notableFeature, reservationSystem), accessed 2026-09-29
- fs.usda.gov (stayLimit), 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