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Number of accommodations: 107
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2026 Season availability
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- Potable Water
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Reviews (239)
What Guests Are Saying
Crane Prairie Campground is well-maintained with beautiful views of the reservoir, offering a peaceful and quiet atmosphere perfect for fishing and kayaking. Many campers appreciate the friendly hosts and the overall cleanliness of the campground, despite some concerns about restroom maintenance and limited access to potable water. Overall, visitors have enjoyed their experiences and plan to return, highlighting the campground's scenic beauty and recreational opportunities.
What Guests Are Saying
Crane Prairie Campground is well-maintained with beautiful views of the reservoir, offering a peaceful and quiet atmosphere perfect for fishing and kayaking. Many campers appreciate the friendly hosts and the overall cleanliness of the campground, despite some concerns about restroom maintenance and limited access to potable water. Overall, visitors have enjoyed their experiences and plan to return, highlighting the campground's scenic beauty and recreational opportunities.
Review Summary
Roy T
VerifiedJuly 7, 2022 • Stayed at: 108, Loop: BLUE
They need to kill the thatch ants.
Cindy Lou S
VerifiedJuly 5, 2022 • Stayed at: 057, Loop: REDA
Nice and quiet during our stay. Site was fairly clean. Beautiful reservoir. Mosquitos were wicked, though.
Jeff S
VerifiedJuly 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 059, Loop: REDA
Camp ground was decent, pretty big campground. However they have thieves in the campground, the last night we had three fly rods stolen plus other gear stolen out the bed of our truck! Told the camp hosts, they acknowledged that there was other campers stuff stolen this season and last year!
Really discouraging and disheartening!
Craig C
VerifiedJuly 3, 2022 • Stayed at: 028, Loop: ORAN
had a great time the fishing was good lotta fun.
Amanda K
VerifiedJune 29, 2022 • Stayed at: 108, Loop: BLUE
The camp hosts were incredibly kind and helpful. The only negative was the thatching ants problem. Hoping that issue gets under control. We were in site 108.
Jamie N
VerifiedJune 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 104, Loop: BLUE
We stayed in blue 104, 105 and 106. THE ANTS ARE HORRIBLE! It’s a complete infestation. They bite and are everywhere. On the tables, ground, tents and even the hammock. The only time you got a break was after the sun set. The lake is a cemetery for an old forest. There are trees all over the lake. It’s like they didn’t log it first then decided to fill it with water. Some logs you could see sticking out of the water but others you couldn’t. You must stand to drive the boat and be on full alert. 104 had direct access to the lake which meant other campers thought they could also access it. They would actually walk directly through our site even after being told there is a trail on the other side. The only positive is the view and we could dock our boat at our site.
Mark C
VerifiedJune 22, 2022 • Stayed at: 068, Loop: RED1
The Hosts were excellent, bathrooms were neat and mostly clean and supplied with tp. Everyone was friendly and happy… trip was good !
Casey J
June 21, 2022
We love this campground. All the stes are wonderful
Richard S
VerifiedJune 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 103, Loop: BLUE
Very nice and had no concerns Except the rain.
Raymond K
VerifiedJune 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 076, Loop: BLUE
My reccomendation is that Recreation.gov make some changes. The info on the size of site parking and length is horrible. All campgrounds should have a first come first serve sites. Those sites are typically the most occupied sites in the campground. The first come first serve system has worked excelently for 50 years. Since Recreation .gov took over bookng there has been a huge drop in the overall camping experience. Everytime I use a campground there are huge numbers of unusabele campsites because of the large number of unused reservations. This is probably a result of the free for all way Reservations are booked. When you book six months in advance the probability of a change in plans is huge. As far as the campground itself...the cleaning of dead and down trees is almost non-existant. Last year at Diamond lake I spent 4 hours cleaning my site so that I could put up a tent. These are my observations from 60 years of camping. You are definately not doing it better than it was!
Location Crane Prairie Campground
Address:
63095 Deschutes Market Road
Bend, OR, 97701
United States
From Highway 58, turn east onto Crescent Road at the sign for Davis Lake and Wickiup Reservoir, midway between mileposts 72 and 73. In 3.3 miles, turn left on Forest Road 46. Drive north for 18 miles and turn east on Forest Road 42 at the sign for Twin Lakes and Crane Prairie. Drive east on Forest Road 42 for 3.8 miles, then turn north on Forest Road 4270.
From Bend, go west on the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway, which becomes Forest Road 46. Follow this road to its intersection with Forest Road 42, about 52 miles from Bend. Turn onto Forest Road 42 at the sign for Twin Lakes and Crane Prairie. Drive east on Forest Road 42 for 3.8 miles, then turn north on Forest Road 4270.
From Highway 97 between Bend and Klamath Falls, turn west to the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway, 12 miles north of La Pine. After one mile, turn south on South Century Drive, which becomes Forest Road 42. Follow it for just over 17 miles to Forest Road 4270 and turn north at the sign for Crane Prairie.
Crane Prairie Campground is accessible via the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway, which connects to Highway 97 approximately 12 miles north of La Pine. Additionally, Highway 58 can be accessed by turning onto Crescent Road.
Elevation: 1361 feet
38 mi drive to downtown Bend (about 50 min)
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check out time
12PM
General
- Prevent the spread of invasive species by inspecting and cleaning packs, equipment and tires before using lake or trails.
- Please Note: One RV with tow vehicle per single site or one vehicle per tent site. Most sites can accommodate 1 extra vehicle that is not included with the reservation fee. Extra vehicle will be charged a per night fee and collected at the campground.
- Fire Restrictions: Fire restrictions may be imposed at any time due to hot, dry weather conditions, at which time campfires and charcoal fires may not be allowed.
- During your time in Central Oregon, you can find wildfire, prescribed fire and smoke information at centraloregonfire.org
- Reserved Sites will be held until the day following your arrival date. Sites must be occupied by the checkout time of that following day to hold a reservation or the site will be forfeited and released to other guests. Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation.
- Refunds: Refund requests made through www.recreation.gov will be charged a $10 processing fee. This fee is retained by the reservation service contractor along with the non-refundable reservation fee. All requests for the return of the non-refundable reservation fee and the cancellation fee will be declined by the campground concessionaire as they did not receive these fees (these are the fees retained by the reservation contractor, a different entity).
- Click here for more information about Deschutes National Forest.
- Don't Move Firewood: Please protect Pacific Northwest forests by preventing the spread of invasive species. Firewood can carry insects and diseases that can threaten the health of our western forests. You can make a difference by obtaining and burning your firewood near your camping destination. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
- Camping or otherwise occupying a single location (including leaving camping equipment and/or related supplies) for a period longer than 14 consecutive calendar days is prohibited. ‘Location’ means the occupied area, the occupied campsite, and the National Forest System lands in the immediate vicinity thereof. Camping or occupying any location on all National Forest lands for more than 28 calendar days total during a calendar year is prohibited.
- NO generator use is allowed in campgrounds. Silent power banks or battery powered devices are allowed.
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Last updated: September 6, 2026
