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Islet Campground

Waldo Lake near Islet Campground
ISLET CAMPGROUND
ISLET CAMPGROUND
ISLET CAMPGROUND
ISLET CAMPGROUND

About Islet Campground

Waldo Lake is one of the largest natural lakes in Oregon. It offers a uniquely peaceful setting on the water and along remote shorelines, surrounded by forests of Douglas fir and mountain hemlock. Recreation in the area is abundant with the lake an ideal location for water activities like sailing, canoeing and swimming.

Number of accommodations: 31

Nearby Activities & Attractions

Boating

Canoeing

Swimming

Water Activities

Campground Amenities

Water Access

Water Access

  • Beach Access
  • Lake Access
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Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see real-time availability for each site.

31 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 03, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 04, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
05, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 08, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 09, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 12, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
13, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 14, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 15, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 16, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 17, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 18, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 22, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 23, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 24, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 25, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 26, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 32, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 34, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 35, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 36, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 40, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 41, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 43, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 44, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 45, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 47, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 48, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 50, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 51, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 54, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND
No Hookups
Price not available

Reviews (153)

Review Summary

3.8
153 reviews
5
49.0%
75
4
17.6%
27
3
13.7%
21
2
7.8%
12
1
11.8%
18

Heather L

Verified

September 6, 2020 Stayed at: 35, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND

5

Amazing

Heather L

Verified

September 6, 2020 Stayed at: 35, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND

5

Amazing

Heather L

Verified

September 6, 2020 Stayed at: 35, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND

5

Amazing

Jim S

Verified

August 31, 2020 Stayed at: 51, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND

5

Our camp host was great.......bathrooms were exceptionally clean, nice guy to talk to. You could tell he cared about having his camp clean and quiet. We will definitely be coming back for our annual trip!

Jim S

Verified

August 31, 2020 Stayed at: 51, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND

5

Our camp host was great.......bathrooms were exceptionally clean, nice guy to talk to. You could tell he cared about having his camp clean and quiet. We will definitely be coming back for our annual trip!

Jim S

Verified

August 31, 2020 Stayed at: 51, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND

5

Our camp host was great.......bathrooms were exceptionally clean, nice guy to talk to. You could tell he cared about having his camp clean and quiet. We will definitely be coming back for our annual trip!

JD M

Verified

August 18, 2020 Stayed at: 32, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND

2

We had read Karren K's review and thought, oh that must be a one off, that won't happen to us. We arrived around 3pm Sunday, our first reserved night. We arrived to a trailer in our site and a receipt of payment for that night. The people were out enjoying the lake as they should so we weren't able to speak with them. We saw other Reserved signs posted at other camp sites so we thought that the host must have made a mistake and not posted ours. We went to find the host and they were nowhere to be found. In fact there were several other parties looking for them too. We drove around the campground a few times hopeful that the host or the people in our site would return. We looked closer at the Reserved postings at the sites that had them up and they were all for the weekend (F - Su) not Su and on. At this point we realized that what Karren K posted about was in fact true. The host is an absentee host. By not posting the next reservations at sites, people looking for first come first served sites began moving in and paying at the pay box. They are not wrong for assuming the sites are available. The host isn't doing their job and it's causing all sorts of confusion. We left a note at the host site and site 32 which we had reserved. About 6pm the people who had paid for our site came back and were very understanding about the situation. Around 6:30 the host finally showed up and told them to move to site 15 which had become occupied during the day because the host wasn't around to regulate what was going on. Since we were tent camping and they had a trailer we shared the site for the one night. But the site was double paid for. Perhaps the host pockets the extra cash? I hope not. We were supposed to move sites (reserved) later in the week and meet up with friends but that site had become occupied by a walk up group and paid for through our reserved dates. Because of this we canceled and left. Waldo Lake is beautiful. The host is TERRIBLE!!!

JD M

Verified

August 18, 2020 Stayed at: 32, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND

2

We had read Karren K's review and thought, oh that must be a one off, that won't happen to us. We arrived around 3pm Sunday, our first reserved night. We arrived to a trailer in our site and a receipt of payment for that night. The people were out enjoying the lake as they should so we weren't able to speak with them. We saw other Reserved signs posted at other camp sites so we thought that the host must have made a mistake and not posted ours. We went to find the host and they were nowhere to be found. In fact there were several other parties looking for them too. We drove around the campground a few times hopeful that the host or the people in our site would return. We looked closer at the Reserved postings at the sites that had them up and they were all for the weekend (F - Su) not Su and on. At this point we realized that what Karren K posted about was in fact true. The host is an absentee host. By not posting the next reservations at sites, people looking for first come first served sites began moving in and paying at the pay box. They are not wrong for assuming the sites are available. The host isn't doing their job and it's causing all sorts of confusion. We left a note at the host site and site 32 which we had reserved. About 6pm the people who had paid for our site came back and were very understanding about the situation. Around 6:30 the host finally showed up and told them to move to site 15 which had become occupied during the day because the host wasn't around to regulate what was going on. Since we were tent camping and they had a trailer we shared the site for the one night. But the site was double paid for. Perhaps the host pockets the extra cash? I hope not. We were supposed to move sites (reserved) later in the week and meet up with friends but that site had become occupied by a walk up group and paid for through our reserved dates. Because of this we canceled and left. Waldo Lake is beautiful. The host is TERRIBLE!!!

JD M

Verified

August 18, 2020 Stayed at: 32, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND

2

We had read Karren K's review and thought, oh that must be a one off, that won't happen to us. We arrived around 3pm Sunday, our first reserved night. We arrived to a trailer in our site and a receipt of payment for that night. The people were out enjoying the lake as they should so we weren't able to speak with them. We saw other Reserved signs posted at other camp sites so we thought that the host must have made a mistake and not posted ours. We went to find the host and they were nowhere to be found. In fact there were several other parties looking for them too. We drove around the campground a few times hopeful that the host or the people in our site would return. We looked closer at the Reserved postings at the sites that had them up and they were all for the weekend (F - Su) not Su and on. At this point we realized that what Karren K posted about was in fact true. The host is an absentee host. By not posting the next reservations at sites, people looking for first come first served sites began moving in and paying at the pay box. They are not wrong for assuming the sites are available. The host isn't doing their job and it's causing all sorts of confusion. We left a note at the host site and site 32 which we had reserved. About 6pm the people who had paid for our site came back and were very understanding about the situation. Around 6:30 the host finally showed up and told them to move to site 15 which had become occupied during the day because the host wasn't around to regulate what was going on. Since we were tent camping and they had a trailer we shared the site for the one night. But the site was double paid for. Perhaps the host pockets the extra cash? I hope not. We were supposed to move sites (reserved) later in the week and meet up with friends but that site had become occupied by a walk up group and paid for through our reserved dates. Because of this we canceled and left. Waldo Lake is beautiful. The host is TERRIBLE!!!

Anne J

Verified

August 16, 2020 Stayed at: 24, Loop: ISLET CAMPGROUND

4

We have been camping at Waldo lake since the early 80s. We always enjoy our time at the lake however, as the lake has become more popular it seems that the care of the restrooms is not always up to par. Last year was an anomaly. The host always made sure the bathrooms had toilet paper and they were always clean. We also saw her everyday checking the sites. She was an excellent campground host. Not true this year. There was no toilet paper in the restroom closest to the lake . Also no toilet paper in the upper restroom. The restrooms were also dirty. We went by the host campsite and there was no one there. We never saw the camp ground host for two days. For two days there is no toilet paper in the bathrooms and they were not clean. When we left on Friday the bathroom still had not been cleaned and the toilet paper was dwindling. When you pay $24-$44 for a campsite you expect the bathrooms to contain toilet paper and be clean. Especially during this time of COVID-19 they should be cleaned every day. Also the garbage bins were absolutely overflowing and we understand that is Wilderness garbage schedule but maybe that needs to be changed especially after a weekend. We still love Waldo but more attention needs to be payed to the care and cleanliness of the facility.

Location Islet Campground

Address:
Fr 5898 At Waldo Lake
Oakridge, OR, 97463
United States

Latitude & Longitude: 43.7469 / -122.007

Elevation: 1657 feet

Policies & Rules

Arrival & departure

  • For customer service, contact at 801-226-3564 or Help.Willamette.MiddleFork@AmericanLL.com.

Cancellation policy

  • Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
  • Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
  • Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
    • Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
    • Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
    • One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
  • Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
  • Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
  • Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.

Safety & rules

  • Generators and chainsaws cannot be used in undeveloped areas around Waldo Lake.
  • Generators can be used in developed campgrounds.
  • Float planes are allowed to land only in emergencies.

Site capacity

  • Boats can be moored for a maximum of 14 days, and the owner must be staying at Waldo Lake during this time.

Vehicles & parking

  • Only electric motors are allowed for boat use.

Site types & loops

  • Camping is not allowed overnight on the islands; they are for day use only.

General

  • This facility is operated by American Land & Leisure. We appreciate hearing from you. Comment cards are available from onsite staff or online at www.AmericanLL.com.

Fires & fuel

  • Do not move firewood to prevent the spread of invasive species; burn firewood near your camping location.

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Last updated: June 3, 2026

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