USDA Forest Service · Oregon

Deschutes National Forest campsites, sold out? Here's how spots come back.

📍 Oregon 🏕️ 83 campgrounds

How booking at Deschutes National Forest works

Reservations for Deschutes National Forest are made through Recreation.gov. In peak season, the most popular campgrounds are typically claimed within minutes of each release — which is why the park reads as "sold out" for most of the year.

Sold out is not final, though. People book far ahead and plans change, so cancellations return to the official calendar throughout the season — with no announcement, at any hour. A cancelled site is bookable by whoever sees it first.

Booking facts

Managed byUSDA Forest Service
Book throughRecreation.gov
Campgrounds83
Official listingRecreation.gov

Campgrounds in Deschutes National Forest

Set a watch on the whole park, or go straight to the campground you want — each one has its own availability and cancellation pattern:

Crane Prairie Campground132 sites
Cinder Hill Campground110 sites
Perry South Campground91 sites
Gull Point Campground80 sites
Paulina Lake Campground67 sites
Spring62 sites
Cultus Lake Campground55 sites
Little Crater Campground50 sites
Crescent Lake Campground44 sites
Lava Lake Campground44 sites
Quinn River Campground41 sites
South Shore37 sites
Smiling River Campground36 sites
Link Creek34 sites
Rock Creek Campground (Deschutes National Forest, OR)32 sites
Princess Creek Campground30 sites
East Lake Campground29 sites
Little Cultus Campground29 sites
Trapper Creek Campground28 sites
Quinn Meadow Horse Camp26 sites
Blue Bay25 sites
Reservoir Campground24 sites
West South Twin Campground24 sites
Cold Springs Campground (Or)23 sites
Sheep Bridge23 sites
South Campground - Hosmer Lake (OR)23 sites
Elk Lake Campground22 sites
South Twin Lake Campground21 sites
Sunset Cove Campground21 sites
North Twin Lake Campground20 sites
Pioneer Ford Campground20 sites
Contorta Flat Campground19 sites
East Davis Campground19 sites
Jack Creek Campground19 sites
Cow Meadow Campground18 sites
Driftwood Campground - Deschutes18 sites
Gorge Campground18 sites
Prairie Campground17 sites
Whitefish Horse Camp17 sites
Allen Springs Campground16 sites
Little Lava Lake16 sites
Riverside Campground (Deschutes National Forest, OR)16 sites
Camp Sherman Campground15 sites
Mallard Marsh Campground15 sites
Mckay Crossing Campground15 sites
Chief Paulina Horse Camp14 sites
North Davis Creek Campground14 sites
Big River13 sites
Graham Corral Horse Campground13 sites
Indian Ford Campground13 sites
Bull Bend Campground12 sites
Cultus Lake Boat In - West Campground12 sites
Fall River Campground12 sites
Lower Bridge Campground12 sites
Monty Campground12 sites
Cultus Corral Horse Camp11 sites
Sheep Springs Horse Camp11 sites
Three Creeks Lake Campground11 sites
Three Creeks Meadow Campground11 sites
Allingham Campground10 sites
Candle Creek Campground10 sites
Scout Lake10 sites
Soda Creek Campground10 sites
Crescent Creek Campground9 sites
Point Campground - Deschutes9 sites
Three Creeks Meadow Horse Camp9 sites
Whispering Pines Horse Camp9 sites
Little Fawn Campground8 sites
Lower Canyon Creek Campground7 sites
Pine Rest Campground7 sites
Pringle Falls Campground7 sites
Cultus Lake Boat In - Big Cove Campground6 sites
Simax Group Camp5 sites
Wyeth Campground - Deschutes5 sites
Cultus Lake Boat In - Little Cove Campground4 sites
Crescent Lake Yurts3 sites
Newberry Group Camp Site3 sites
Contorta Point Group Camp2 sites
Ogden Group2 sites
Crescent Lake Guard Station1 sites
Fall River Guard Station1 sites
Green Ridge Lookout1 sites
Windy Group Camp1 sites

How itOpened watches Deschutes National Forest

We scan the official Recreation.gov calendar for Deschutes National Forest around the clock. The second a site that matches your dates and equipment opens up, you get a text with a direct link to that exact site. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell anything — monitoring is all we do, and it's what your fee pays for. Openings are first-come, so a text beats an email every time.

Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Availability facts come from the official directory listing for Deschutes National Forest; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.