Location: On the Crane Prairie Reservoir in Deschutes National Forest

Campsites, facilities: There are 20 sites for trailers or RVs. Electricity, picnic tables and fire grills are provided. Vault toilets and piped water are available. Boat docks, launching facilities and fish cleaning stations are nearby. Boat rentals, showers, gas, ice and laundry facilities are located nearby. Leashed pets are permitted.

Reservations, fees: No reservations are accepted. Sites are $10-$15 per night. The campground is open from April to October.

Contact: Deschutes National Forest, Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District, 1230 NE Third Street, Bend, OR 97701; (541) 388-5664 or fax (541) 383-5531; Web site: www.empnet.com/dnf

Directions: From Interstate 5 south of Eugene, drive 73 miles southeast on Highway 58. Turn east on County Road 61. Drive three miles, then continue north on Cascade Lakes Highway (Highway 46) for 18 miles then turn east on County Road 42. Travel four miles, turn North on Forest Service Road 4270, and drive seven miles to the campground.

Trip notes: This resort is set along the north shore of popular Crane Prairie Reservoir, a good spot for canoeing and fishing. No waterskiing is permitted.

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