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About Mallard Marsh Campground
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Parking
Picnic Table
Fire Pit
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
- Fire Pit
Parking and Transport
- Parking
Water Access
- Lake Access
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Reviews (65)
What Guests Are Saying
Mallard Marsh Campground is a well-maintained, beautiful rustic site, offering expansive views of the marsh with vibrant wildflowers and ample space for tents and campers. Visitors appreciate the clean and quiet environment, ideal for kayaking and enjoying nature, despite some concerns about noise from a camp host's generator. Overall, it remains a favorite destination for families, though improvements to facilities and reservation management could enhance the experience.
What Guests Are Saying
Mallard Marsh Campground is a well-maintained, beautiful rustic site, offering expansive views of the marsh with vibrant wildflowers and ample space for tents and campers. Visitors appreciate the clean and quiet environment, ideal for kayaking and enjoying nature, despite some concerns about noise from a camp host's generator. Overall, it remains a favorite destination for families, though improvements to facilities and reservation management could enhance the experience.
Review Summary
David C
VerifiedSeptember 28, 2026 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: Loop 1
We like Mallard Marsh
Tori B
VerifiedSeptember 22, 2026 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: Loop 1
We had a good time at Mallard Marsh in early September in spot #4. HOWEVER there is room for improvement in the following areas: the road leading to and through the campground needs some work to reduce the dips and bumps that make your rig sway to the extremes; some of the spots need vegetation trimming since they could be very narrow (like spot #4) for some rigs, especially those with slides; and the path to the water access (between spots 14 AND 15) was a bit challenging to find. The campground map also needs to be updated to reflect changes to some spots: like #9 is a pull-thru, #13 where is shown is the camp host spot instead of the first come first serve pull through across from the host, and the garbage is centrally located at the beginning of the loop (with a bottle/can recycle bin) rather than cans being scattered throughout camp.
Fishing on Hosmer is best done via a kayak or float tube, while shore fishing and motorized boats are better suited for Elk Lake to the north and Lava Lake to the south. Additional amenities like dining can be found at Elk Lake Resort while Lava Lake Resort has a small store, pay showers, water, and a dump station.
Barton A
VerifiedAugust 30, 2026 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: Loop 1
Mallard Marsh is a nice, quiet campground with great access to Hosmer Lake. I’ve loved staying here over the years.
That said, site 10 is definitely not trailer or RV friendly despite the site listing saying it is. Pull through is very tight with stumps on each side and tree overgrowth making it nearly impossible to pull through with anything more than a smaller truck or SUV and maybe a small low clearance tear drop style trailer. There is no way I could have pulled our 25’ high clearance trailer through it even though it’s advertised for up to 30’ with enough tree clearance. I tried backing in as well which was not possible with the stumps and low hanging trees. Almost every other site is better for any high clearance trailer or RV. Luckily we found another we fit in just fine but had to pay again for another site as the host could not transfer which was annoying.
Jane S
VerifiedAugust 28, 2026 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: Loop 1
Love Mallard Marsh campground for its peacefulness. This is not a place for loud music and loud people--it is serene, quiet and great for paddling on Hosmer Lake with the many ducks, deer and other creatures. If you want luxury, this is not the place to find it. There's no water (bring your own) and the pit toilets are well-maintained and clean, but, well, they are pit toilets. Overall, I love this place exactly as it is: beautiful, rugged, quiet.
Susan H
VerifiedAugust 7, 2026 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: Loop 1
Mallard Marsh is a well maintained rustic campground. Though there are not views of Hosmer Lake, there is an expansive view of the marsh area, with wildflowers and many species of plants and trees.
Phil M
VerifiedJuly 21, 2026 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: Loop 1
Campground was clean and quiet…no issues.
Ben M
VerifiedJuly 9, 2026 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: Loop 1
No camp host too expensive nobody shown up for the reservations needs to go back to 60% reservation 40% first come first serve.
Gaelle B
VerifiedJuly 7, 2026 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: Loop 1
The campground was nice and clean and the host was very helpful.
Chris P
VerifiedJune 18, 2026 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: Loop 1
Beautiful area! The fishing was a little slow this year. Still absolutely gorgeous!
Tawni C
VerifiedJune 7, 2026 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: Loop 1
Quiet and convenient for launching kayaks
Location & Directions for Mallard Marsh Campground
63095 Deschutes Market Road, Bend, OR 97701 United States
Elevation: 1,517 ft
Getting There
From Bend, travel 35.5 mi southwest on Cascade Lakes Hwy (46), then 1.3 mi east on Forest Road 4625. South Campground will come up on the right side first and then Mallard Marsh.
Highway access
Mallard Marsh Campground is accessible via Cascade Lakes Highway (46), which connects to Bend and is approximately 35.5 miles northeast.
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check out time
12PM
General
- The camping fee includes entry for 1 vehicle and 1 legally towed vehicle, any extra vehicles will be subject to an extra vehicle fee at the campground.
- 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).
- 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: October 19, 2026
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