Little Lava Lake

63095 Deschutes Market Road, Bend, Oregon, United States
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Little Lava Lake
Little Lava Lake
Little Lava Lake
Little Lava Lake
Little Lava Lake

About Little Lava Lake

Little Lava Lake Campground is located along the Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway in the Central Oregon Cascades.

Available sites

13 total sites
RV Sites 12 sites Check Availability Tent Sites 1 site Check Availability

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

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Campground Amenities

Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Potable Water
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Rates, Sites & Availability

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13 Sites Available

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🚐 002, Loop: Little Lava Lake RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 004, Loop: Little Lava Lake RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 005, Loop: Little Lava Lake RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 006, Loop: Little Lava Lake RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 007, Loop: Little Lava Lake RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 009-Multi, Loop: Little Lava Lake RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 010, Loop: Little Lava Lake RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 011, Loop: Little Lava Lake RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Pull-through
🚐 012, Loop: Little Lava Lake RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 013, Loop: Little Lava Lake RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 014, Loop: Little Lava Lake RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 015, Loop: Little Lava Lake RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
⛺ GRP, Loop: Little Lava Lake Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire

Reviews

112 reviews

Summary

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Little Lava Lake offers a beautiful and peaceful camping experience, with stunning views and well-maintained facilities. Visitors appreciate the spacious, shaded campsites and easy access to water activities like kayaking and fishing. While there are some concerns about day traffic and mosquitoes, the overall ambiance and friendly staff contribute to a positive stay at this popular location.

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4.1

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5 stars 44.6% (50)
4 stars 31.3% (35)
3 stars 15.2% (17)
2 stars 5.4% (6)
1 star 3.6% (4)

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Geoffrey V

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June 1, 2026 Stayed at: 013, Loop: Little Lava Lake

Lake was amazing. Campsite was great, clean, well maintained, and private for a campground. Water was off, and this happened two days before we arrived. I appreciated the notice. However considering the scope of the outage and that it was Memorial Day weekend, cant provide a better review considering it was not remedied.

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Nick B

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June 1, 2026 Stayed at: GRP, Loop: Little Lava Lake

This is the best campsite at the most beautiful lake I have ever experienced, and I’ve been all over Oregon

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Rebecca A

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June 7, 2026 Stayed at: 007, Loop: Little Lava Lake

We've been going to Little Lava Lake for years and years. Heads up, there are quite a few more people fishing than we've ever seen before? But still one of our favorite campgrounds.
They were well maintained and we loved our location.
Only issue we had was someone running their generator 24/7 the entire time we were there. It wasn't warm enough to need air conditioning, so not sure why it was running during the day. They got in their truck and left for 3 hours and it was still running?
Can there be some sort of time frame for running those??

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Tena J

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June 15, 2026 Stayed at: 004, Loop: Little Lava Lake

Have been coming here for years. Used to be a quiet little spot until it got discovered.

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Philip B

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June 22, 2026 Stayed at: 012, Loop: Little Lava Lake

This is a quaint little campground, nicely lined with trees for shade, and accommodates people of all ages and abilities . Water activities in Little Lava Lake include fishing from small boats or floating devices, kayaking, and paddle boarding. Wildlife abounds on the water and wooded areas. Great for birding.

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Peter S

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July 27, 2026 Stayed at: 013, Loop: Little Lava Lake

A beautiful view of the lake. The shoreline was nice. Early in the morning we had a delightful hike around Little Crater

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DAVID M

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July 31, 2026 Stayed at: 005, Loop: Little Lava Lake

It is so peaceful there. The quickest campground. No rowdies. No speedboats or drunks. You get the occasional party at the boat launch taking up launch space, but all in all ., patience prevails.

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Michael B

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August 7, 2026 Stayed at: 007, Loop: Little Lava Lake

Great suites and cleanliness! Great campsite and friendly staff

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Location & Directions for Little Lava Lake

63095 Deschutes Market Road, Bend, OR 97701 United States

Elevation: 1,447 ft

Nearest town

Bend, OR - 38 mi

About 50 min to downtown

Highway access

Little Lava Lake Campground is accessible via OR-20, approximately 20 miles to the south, and US-97, about 25 miles to the east.

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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.

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