Deschutes National Forest · Oregon
Overview McKay Crossing Campground is located off the beaten path along Paulina Creek. It provides campers with seclusion from the main road and the tranquility of hearing the creek flow. This area is good for bird watching, particularly in the wetlands located west of the campground.
Sites at Mckay Crossing Campground are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 15 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Mckay Crossing Campground around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Crane Prairie Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Cinder Hill Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Perry South Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Gull Point Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Paulina Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Spring | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cultus Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Little Crater Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Crescent Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lava Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Quinn River Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| South Shore | Cancellation alerts available |
| Smiling River Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Link Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Rock Creek Campground (Deschutes National Forest, OR) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Princess Creek Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| East Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Little Cultus Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Trapper Creek Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Quinn Meadow Horse Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
| Blue Bay | Cancellation alerts available |
| Reservoir Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| West South Twin Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cold Springs Campground (Or) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sheep Bridge | Cancellation alerts available |
| South Campground - Hosmer Lake (OR) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Elk Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| South Twin Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sunset Cove Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| North Twin Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Pioneer Ford Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Contorta Flat Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| East Davis Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Jack Creek Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cow Meadow Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Driftwood Campground - Deschutes | Cancellation alerts available |
| Gorge Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Prairie Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Whitefish Horse Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
| Allen Springs Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Little Lava Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| Riverside Campground (Deschutes National Forest, OR) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Camp Sherman Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Mallard Marsh Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Chief Paulina Horse Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
| North Davis Creek Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Big River | Cancellation alerts available |
| Graham Corral Horse Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Indian Ford Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Bull Bend Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cultus Lake Boat In - West Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Fall River Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lower Bridge Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Monty Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cultus Corral Horse Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sheep Springs Horse Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
| Three Creeks Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Three Creeks Meadow Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Allingham Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Candle Creek Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Scout Lake | Cancellation alerts available |
| Soda Creek Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Crescent Creek Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Point Campground - Deschutes | Cancellation alerts available |
| Three Creeks Meadow Horse Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
| Whispering Pines Horse Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
| Little Fawn Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lower Canyon Creek Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Pine Rest Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Pringle Falls Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cultus Lake Boat In - Big Cove Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Simax Group Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
| Wyeth Campground - Deschutes | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cultus Lake Boat In - Little Cove Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Crescent Lake Yurts | Cancellation alerts available |
| Newberry Group Camp Site | Cancellation alerts available |
| Contorta Point Group Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
| Ogden Group | Cancellation alerts available |
| Crescent Lake Guard Station | Cancellation alerts available |
| Fall River Guard Station | Cancellation alerts available |
| Green Ridge Lookout | Cancellation alerts available |
| Windy Group Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Mckay Crossing Campground; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.