Cold Spring
Its 22 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, camping costs Single campsite: $25/night; each additional vehicle $10, and it is open from May 1 to October 18. Cold Spring is a National Forest campground near Sisters, Oregon.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
- Managed by
- National Forest
Cold Spring sits inside Deschutes 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 campsite: $25/night; each additional vehicle $10
Sources: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 22
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
On site: Toilets and potable water.
Sources: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 consecutive days; 28 days total per calendar year
- Quiet hours
- 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 3,413 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE; 5G mapped about 0.3 mi away
- T-Mobile
- 4G LTE; 5G mapped about 0.1 mi away
- Verizon
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
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.
44.3090, -121.6306 in Deschutes. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Cold Spring is open from May 1 to October 18 , at 3,413 ft.
Sources: epqs.nationalmap.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
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Around Cold Spring
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Lake Billy Chinook, whose mapped center point is 23 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 Cold Spring, in straight-line miles: Proxy Falls (waterfall, 18 miles), Sahalie Falls (waterfall, 18 miles), Clear Lake (swimming hole, 18 miles), and Belknap Hot Springs (hot spring, 22 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
Reservable Indian Ford Reservable Whispering Pine Horse Camp First-come Lava Camp Lake More campgrounds: camping near Sisters and campgrounds in Deschutes.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
- fs.usda.gov (reservationSystem, reservationUrl, season, fee, water), accessed 2026-09-29
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, sites), accessed 2026-09-29
- fs.usda.gov (stayLimit), accessed 2026-09-29
Photo credits
- Photo 1: U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)