About Little Lava Lake
Number of accommodations: 12
Campground Amenities
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Potable Water
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (49)
What Guests Are Saying
Little Lava Lake offers excellent fishing opportunities and a serene, beautiful setting with convenient access to the lake and Deschutes River. The campground is clean, well-maintained, and features friendly hosts, making for an enjoyable camping experience. While there are some downsides, like mosquitoes and occasional campsite overcrowding, many visitors appreciated the peaceful atmosphere and the chance to kayak and explore the area.
What Guests Are Saying
Little Lava Lake offers excellent fishing opportunities and a serene, beautiful setting with convenient access to the lake and Deschutes River. The campground is clean, well-maintained, and features friendly hosts, making for an enjoyable camping experience. While there are some downsides, like mosquitoes and occasional campsite overcrowding, many visitors appreciated the peaceful atmosphere and the chance to kayak and explore the area.
Review Summary
Grace G
VerifiedAugust 2, 2020 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: Little Lava Lake
Wonderful lake with gorgeous views and lots of wildlife. Site #12 is closest to the lake. Lake was a little mucky and not clear due to heat (some algae growth), but still very pleasant. Big enough lake to feel like you get some privacy. Outhouse by boat ramp was not clean (lots of flies). Outhouse further up the road in the campsite loops much cleaner though still very stinky, as outhouses are. Might be wise to keep doors of outhouses open to promote airflow during COVID. Overall lovely campground and would come again.
Michele W
VerifiedJuly 24, 2020 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: Little Lava Lake
We love Central Oregon. This is our second year staying at this campground. The campsites are spacious and well situated to ensure privacy (as much as you can expect in a campground). It was a bit dusty, but that was probably due to heat and dry conditions. Mosquitoes -- some, but not too bothersome. The water source here is a bit iffy, but we were able to fill our water tank (ALiner popup trailer) at the Lava Lake Resort. There are vault toilets, which are getting a little old, but they are kept scrupulously clean by the camp hosts and hey -- you're camping! All in all, another great adventure!
holly f
VerifiedJuly 23, 2020 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: Little Lava Lake
The lake is lovely however the vault toilets were absolutely FILTHY.I have done a lot of camping and these were the worst I have ever seen by far. The doors were flimsy plywood with gaps around the edges letting in large amounts of flies.
Daryn T
VerifiedJune 20, 2020 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: Little Lava Lake
The lake was great the sites are as good as you’d expect for dry camping. We enjoyed being just a short walk to the lake. We will come back.
Diana F
VerifiedJanuary 18, 2020 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: Little Lava Lake
I was at Little Lava twice the summer of 2019. It is a marvelous place but the drinking water was found to be contaminated on my first stay and this was not corrected by the later stay. Evidently the forest service will have to repair it and were in no hurry. By the way, the group sites are not that great and the concession wanted to charge $250 per night until it was reduced in late summer.
Tom Jeff A
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: Little Lava Lake
I loved it
Michael B
VerifiedJanuary 16, 2020 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: Little Lava Lake
The water system at Little Lava Lake campground was contaminated. We had to haul water from Little Lava Lake Resort. There was no camp host at either Little Lava Lake campground or Lava Lake campground. We have camped here for 3 years and at no time has the road ever been graded or rocked, ever! Noo trees have been trimmed along the entry road ruining many trailers. No improvements ever happen at this campground. The bathrooms were kept clean by us campers.
Why is there not a camp host? Why don't you hire a retired couple who loves to camp, to come oversee the campground?
Hire me and my husband ! I love this campground.
Please do a few improvements. Other campgrounds in the area are better taken care of.
Vicki Bethune
Sheryl M
VerifiedJanuary 15, 2020 • Stayed at: 009-Multi, Loop: Little Lava Lake
A wonderful campground. We miss the days when there were paid camp hosts available, but we still love the lake and the trees.
Karen B
VerifiedJanuary 14, 2020 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: Little Lava Lake
No water available due to algae which required us to drive to Lava Lake campground and use their water. The water issue meant no swimming in Little Lava and detracted from this nice area.
Location Little Lava Lake
Address:
63095 Deschutes Market Road
Bend, OR, 97701
United States
Latitude & Longitude: 43.9101 / -121.762
Elevation: 1447 feet
Policies & Rules
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Prevent the spread of invasive species by inspecting and cleaning packs, equipment and tires before using lake or trails. |
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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. |
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During your time in Central Oregon, you can find wildfire, prescribed fire and smoke information at centraloregonfire.org |
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Reserved Sites will be held until check out time (NOON) 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.
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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). |
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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. |
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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. |
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NO generator use is allowed in campgrounds between 10:00PM and 7:00AM (36 CFR 261.10). Silent power banks or battery powered devices are allowed. |
