East Lake
Its 27 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, and camping costs Single Site: $20 per night. East Lake is a National Forest campground near Sunriver, Oregon.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
1 / 3East Lake from East Lake Campground, Newberry National Volcanic Monument. Photo: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
East Lake 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 Site: $20 per night
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 27
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
- Site driveways
- Mixed
- ✓ 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
27 sites; 10 pull-through; 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 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 001 |
| 002 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 002 |
| 003 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 003 |
| 004 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 004 |
| 005 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 005 |
| 007 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 007 |
| 008 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 008 |
| 009 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 009 |
| 010 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 010 |
| 011 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 011 |
| 012 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 012 |
| 013 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 013 |
| 015 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 015 |
| 016 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 016 |
| 017 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 34 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 017 |
| 018 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 018 |
| 019 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 019 |
| 020 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 020 |
| 021 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 021 |
| 022 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 022 |
| 023 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 023 |
| 024 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 024 |
| 025 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 025 |
| 026 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 026 |
| 027 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 36 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 027 |
| 028 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 028 |
| 029 | Loop 1 | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 029 |
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
- 6,300 ft
43.7176, -121.2110 in Deschutes. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Around East Lake
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Wickiup Reservoir, whose mapped center point is 24 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Wickiup Reservoir fishing on fishypedia.com.
Hot springs nearby
The nearest hot spring to East Lake, in a straight line: Paulina Hot Springs (hot spring, 3.3 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
Reservable East Lake Resort RV Park 
Reservable Cinder Hill 
Reservable Little Crater More campgrounds: camping near Sunriver and campgrounds in Deschutes.
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
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0
- Photo 2: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0
- Photo 3: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0