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About Crane Prairie Campground
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2026 Season availability
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- Potable Water
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Reviews (255)
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
Jaime B
VerifiedJuly 20, 2020 • Stayed at: 078, Loop: BLUE
This place is incredible! We would come back in a heartbeat. We stayed in the blue loop and walked to a little cove with calm water sheltered from the wind. A great place for fishing, swimming, paddleboarding, and kayaking. We stayed in spot 78 and 80 and enjoyed amazing views of the lake. Lots of bugs, but we didn't care because it was so beautiful.
Mariah J
VerifiedJuly 18, 2020 • Stayed at: 109, Loop: BLUE
Camp host was very lovely and helpful, although charged a lot for our extra car which hasn’t happened at other campgrounds we’ve been to. Campground is very large but doesn’t feel super large, our site was very spacious, bathrooms were clean for the most part and cleaned regularly. Water from campground was not potable and looked to be directly from the reservoir with algae, dirt, etc. Crane prairie has great fishing but lots of old fallen trees in the water make it difficult to navigate by boat. LOTS of fire ants literally everywhere -giant mounds of them- was EXTREMELY unpleasant, they are all around the campsites and on the beaches of the reservoir which makes it impossible to truly enjoy the water. Forestry has tried to keep them localized so they were not on our camp site directly and were taped off with caution tape but they are all over the shore at the campsite beach. View from the campsite of the local mountain peaks was gorgeous.
Sondra C
VerifiedFebruary 12, 2020 • Stayed at: 135, Loop: BLUE
Enjoyed Crane Prairie Campground Blue Loop. This loop is near one of the boat docks and shore line. Site was clean and near restroom. Camp, kayak, paddleboard and hike in the area.
Julie C
January 18, 2020
We had our wedding at Crane and yellow loop was an amazing setting for a weekend with family and friends! We camp at Crane every possible chance.
James W
VerifiedJanuary 16, 2020 • Stayed at: 040, Loop: REDA
I wish the weather had been better for my stay. Having the small store next door was great as I forgot to bring a couple of items for my camp. The people at the store were great and very helpful. Unfortunately, it rained most of my time there, and the rain churned up the floating weeds, so trollling a fly was impossible. Next time, I will reserve a site closer to the launch. I hope to come back soon when the weather is better. I want to hook up with one of those monster trout I hear are in there.
Elaine L
VerifiedJanuary 15, 2020 • Stayed at: 117, Loop: BLUE
Crane Prairie Campground is one of the nicest campgrounds we stayed at over our 8 week trip. The campsites are quite large and we found ours to be very private. We only wished we could have stayed longer.
Gayle R
VerifiedJanuary 15, 2020 • Stayed at: 136, Loop: BLUE
Wonderful kayaking experience between our Bluegrass group jam sessions. Also took in the informative and enjoyable ranger talk at the amphitheater (last one of the season - lucked out!). The only downside was the mosquito issue - pretty tenacious, even with using Cutter's. Love the spacing of the campsites and the natural beauty!
Judi E
VerifiedJanuary 15, 2020 • Stayed at: 111, Loop: BLUE
Love camping at Crane Prairie, has beautiful views. There was a new camp host just moving in when we were there and he was very friendly and helpful.
marina l
VerifiedJanuary 11, 2020 • Stayed at: 133, Loop: BLUE
Love the campground
Rick P
VerifiedJanuary 11, 2020 • Stayed at: 111, Loop: BLUE
All good except toliet paper was slow to be replenished
Location & Directions for Crane Prairie Campground
63095 Deschutes Market Road, Bend, OR 97701 United States
Elevation: 1,361 ft
Getting There
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 mi, turn left on Forest Road 46. Drive north for 18 mi and turn east on Forest Road 42 at the sign for Twin ...
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 mi, turn left on Forest Road 46. Drive north for 18 mi 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 mi, 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 mi 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 mi, then turn north on Forest Road 4270.
From Highway 97 between Bend and Klamath Falls, turn west to the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway, 12 mi north of La Pine. After one mile, turn south on South Century Drive, which becomes Forest Road 42. Follow it for just over 17 mi to Forest Road 4270 and turn north at the sign for Crane Prairie.
Highway access
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.
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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