Location: On Crescent Lake in Deschutes National Forest

Campsites, facilities: There are about 15 sites in an area for dispersed camping for tents, trailers, or RVs up to 22 feet long. Picnic tables, firewood and fire grills are provided. Vault toilets are available but there is no piped water. Boat launching facilities and docks are located a mile away at Spring Campground. Leashed pets are permitted.

Reservations, fees: No reservations are accepted. There is no fee. The campground is open from May to late October.

Contact: Deschutes National Forest, Crescent Ranger District, P.O. Box 208, Crescent, OR 97733; (541) 433-2234.

Directions: From Interstate five south of Eugene, turn east on Highway 58 and drive approximately 70 miles to the town of Crescent Lake. Drive 11 miles southwest on Forest Service road 60, then one mile on Forest Service Road 280 to the campground.

Trip notes: This campground is on the southern shore of Crescent Lake, where swimming, and boating are among the summer pastimes. A number of trails from nearby Windy-Oldenburg Trailhead provide access to lakes in the Diamond Peak Wilderness and Oregon Cascades recreation Area. A parking area for snowmobiles and cross-country skiers is at the north end of the lake.

Above information provided, courtesy of Foghorn Outdoors , publisher of Pacific Northwest Camping©, By Tom Stienstra.