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Deschutes/Paulina Lake Campground


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Mike Hedges

September 08, 2025

Great views ancient Volcanoes obsidian flow to the east

Kellie Roberts

August 31, 2025

Big camp spots, fishing was great, and swimming was good.

Kay

July 10, 2025

We had a memorable trip to Paulina lake camp ground! Although the service was spotty, we were able to reset and unplug for the weekend! It was a beautiful area and nice and clean for our trip!

Umair Amjad

October 17, 2021

What a magical site; it provides everything a family could want for enjoyment. Paddle boarding, sailing, boating, fishing, and beautiful campsites abound, with occasional hot springs in the lake.

J Leigh (JL)

September 09, 2021

Loved the camp host, I think her name is Katherine. She was super nice and accommodating. Always busy keeping the bathrooms and grounds clean

Mark M

August 22, 2021

What a magical place it has everything you could dream of for family fun. Paddle boarding sailing boating fishing great campsites all around and even hot springs in the lake from time to time.

Jeff Freeman

July 11, 2021

Let me start with, we have camped up here for the last 4 years and it has been awesome. Ken and his wife the camp host was phenomenal, but Ken is not the campground host anymore, BEWARE!!! Ken was a retired police officer who knew what you could and couldn't do with a campground. Apparently the new camp host doesn't know that. When I first pulled up they jump like out of the bushes and were like can we help you I didn't even know who they were at first. After we got the trailer all settled they started banging on the back of my trailer at 10:00 at night about how we didn't pay for an extra car. After my wife produced a receipt and we argued a little bit, the one decided that we did pay the other one said we didn't pay and they went back and forth like that for about 5 minutes. Something I think we could have figured out in the morning but the one was so lit on her own moonshine that she makes they wouldn't stop they just kept going and going. Maybe when the forest service hires people they should inform them not to be intoxicated when they deal with the public. Anyway we got harassed so much because we were actually next to the camp host , we were watched with binoculars we were told our fire was too high we were told our friends couldn't Park in the parking lot to go kayaking it went on and on. Anyway don't camp here until these people are gone .please bring back Ken and his wife!!!! Bottom line is they made our camping trip horrible in the forest service really owes me all of my camping fees back!!!

Tim Wheelis

June 23, 2021

I've always gone to Paulina and enjoyed it immensely they have a new camp host and I beg the forest service to get rid of her she ruined an otherwise beautiful camping trip. I did not work 45 years of my life to retire and be treated like she treated people. And I know for a fact I'm not the only one

Nick McBeth

June 15, 2021

Would have been awesome except the rain and the cow of a camp host. Beautiful scenery, great fishing, usf rangers are generally sweethearts. But, if you don't want people up ur back hole whilst camping, camp somewhere else and day use the area.

Alisa Garcia

July 25, 2020

We actually stayed at the cinder hill campground. The place was great but the algae in the water of the East lake was a turn off. We did not swim because of it. We went to look for the hot springs and we were disappointed. Some hikes are great and some are very smelly because of the hot springs and algae we’re guessing? We probably won’t camp here again.