Free campgrounds and camping
OREGON CAMPGROUND DIRECTORY
DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST
ROUND LAKE CAMPGROUND
LATITUDE: N 44°26.552
LONGITUDE: W 121°46.963
(GPS from information board)
Dispersed and Primitive Camping

Mount Jefferson viewed from Road#1210
October 4, 2007

Three Finger Jack viewed from Road#1210
October 5, 2007

Road#1210 towards Round Lake
Snow on ground October 5, 2007

It snowed and another storm on the horizon.
The snow started early this year.
October 4, 2007

Snow on the ground at Round Lake
October 4, 2007

Autumn colors on Road#1210 towards Round Lake
October 4, 2007

Autumn colors on Road#1210 towards Round Lake
October 4, 2007

Mountain views(Three Finger Jack)
Road#1210 towards Round Lake
September 20, 2007

Round Lake

Round Lake

ROUND LAKE
From Hwy.20 take Jack Lake Road about a mile
Turn on Road#1210 and Round Lake is 5 1/2 miles
Picnic tables and metal firerings.
No Garbage Service... Pack It Out
The trees have all been victim of fire...
Opposite side of Round Lake is a Christian Camp

Dispersed Campsite
Opposite side of the road from Round Lake

There is a dispersed campsite on the other side of
Road#1210 from Round Lake. Metal firering...

Dispersed Campsite towards the Christian Camp
LATITUDE: N 44°26.438
LONGITUDE: W 121°46.810

Outhouse from above campsite... we didn't use it.

There are several possible dispersed camp areas
on Road#1210 / Round Lake Loop Road

Road#1210 towards Round Lake

Trees victims of the B & B Complex Fire

Trees burned in B & B Complex Fire (2003)

Trees burned in B & B Complex Fire (2003)

PHOTO HERE
Smoke from B & B Complex Fire
Fire just started and no firefighters at present time.
By the next day Hwy.20 was closed and the fire
had grown to considerable size...

B & B Complex Fire

B & B Complex Fire

B & B Complex Fire started in August 2003.
At it's peak it burned 10,000 acres per day.
When it was finally out, it had burned more
than 90,000 acres (140 square miles).

Deer on Road#1210 near Round Lake.
This time of year the does tend to gather in groups.
Finding the big bucks is more difficult.

Deer tracks everywhere at Round Lake.

Picnic Table at Round Lake Campground

Plane flying overhead...

Round Lake Campground Information Board

DIRECTIONS:
Hwy 20 about 12 miles west of Sisters
and 1 mile east of Suttle Lake.
Turn on Jack Lake Road / Road#12
At milepost#1 turn left on Road#1210
Round Lake is 5 1/2 miles

ROAD CONDITIONS:
Jake Lake Road is paved
Road#1210 is rough washboards
Not recommended for RVs

MAP
These are our personal hand drawn maps
Not guaranteed for accuracy

PHOTO HERE
Lake Creek

PHOTO HERE
Lake Creek Dispersed Campsite

Jack Lake on Road#1234
This used to be a campground, now is just a
trailhead and requires payment...

JACK LAKE ROAD
Camp areas on Jack Lake Road / Rd#12

Lake Billy Chinook

If you continued on Road#12/ Road#11
it is possible to get to Lake Billy Chinook
via the back roads. There are incredible
views, bring a camera...
LAKE BILLY CHINOOK

Road#1490

Three Creeks Lake Meadow

Also see: DETROIT LAKE
Also see: GREEN PETER LAKE
Also see: HAYSTACK RESERVOIR
Also see: JACK LAKE ROAD
Also see: LAKE BILLY CHINOOK
Also see: LOST LAKE CAMPGROUND
Also see: McKENZIE / ALDER SPRINGS
Also see: McKENZIE / LAVA CAMP LAKE
Also see: McKENZIE / SCOTT LAKE
Also see: OLALLIE SCENIC AREA
Also see: ROAD#46
Also see: SMITH RESERVOIR
Also see: THREE CREEKS LAKE

Google Custom Map by Ian

OREGON FREE CAMPGROUND MAP
Google custom map by Ian with most of the
free campgrounds in Oregon.

Corbett Sno-Park on Hwy.20

The nearest outhouse is at Suttle Lake
or Corbett Sno-Park. Bring a shovel...
Don't bury waste near streams or water
sources.

ESTABLISHED CAMPGROUNDS:

Suttle Lake on Hwy.20

SUTTLE LAKE
Suttle Lake is about 1 mile west on Hwy.20

CAMP SHERMAN
See Metolius River Recreation Area below
Several established campgrounds

Metolius River

METOLIUS RIVER RECREATION AREA
ESTABLISHED CAMPGROUNDS:
ABBOT CREEK CAMPGROUND (Burned)
ALLEN SPRING CAMPGROUND $10.00
ALLINGHAM CAMPGROUND Fee Area
CAMP SHERMAN Fee Area
CANDLE CREEK CAMPGROUND $10.00
CANYON CREEK CAMPGROUND $10.00
GORGE CAMPGROUND Fee Area
JACK CREEK CAMPGROUND $10.00
LOWER BRIDGE CAMPGROUND $14.00
PINE REST CAMPGROUND Fee Area
PIONEER FORD CAMPGROUND Fee Area
RIVERSIDE CAMPGROUND Fee Area
SHEEP SPRINGS HORSE CAMP Fee Area
SMILING RIVER CAMPGROUND Fee Area
DAY USE AREAS:
CAMP SHERMAN FISH VIEWING PLATFORM
Located near the Camp Sherman Store
HEAD OF THE METOLIUS
1/4 mile walk
WIZZARD FALLS FISH HATCHERY
LOWER BRIDGE PICNIC AREA

Dee Wright Observatory

DEE WRIGHT OBSERVATORY
Mystical and magical are terms used to describe
Dee Wright Observatory near McKenzie Summit.
Hwy.242 about 15 miles from Sisters, OR

Fire Prevention Sign
Rest Area on Hwy.22 near Detroit, OR

IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW
WHAT FIRE RESTRICTIONS ARE IN EFFECT
Axe, shovel, and 5 gallons of water recommended
and might be required. Fire extinguisher and gloves
are a good idea.

Plastic covering slash piles...
Will they burn the plastic??? Who thought
of the idea to cover the forest with plastic???

Tumalo Reservoir

Tumalo Reservoir

Tumalo Reservoir is near Tumalo, OR
We used to camp and there were some big
parties here in our teenage years. Now the
actual reservoir is marked "No Trespassing"

Chemtrails

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Camped here Sept.19, 2007
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Camped here April 22, 2010

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Free campgrounds and camping
OREGON CAMPGROUND DIRECTORY
DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST
ROUND LAKE CAMPGROUND