Little Crater Campground

Nate Douthit

This campground is something to see. If you're lucky, you may get a lakeside site. There is a 7.8 mile hiking trail around the lake with nothing but amazing views and scenery. If you walk toward the entrance of the grounds, you will see a trail on the right. This will lead you up to a view of Paulina lake as well as East Lake. Be sure to take bug spray no matter what time of year. The hotspring located about 2 miles from the trail head, definitely brings bugs. 3 nights in a row around 6pm, the thunderstorms rolled in. Rain for about 40 min then back to sun.

55webina

Wonderful waterfront campsites even with heavy rain happening. After labor day there are plenty of sites available and better yet it was so quiet. With senior lifetime pass the fee was 13.50.

Lorrie Kalmbach-Ehlers

Beautiful campground located directly on the shore of Paulina Lake. Lots of hikes around the area and primo for kayaking. The hot springs across the lake were a fun reward to our cross lake paddle. There isn’t a bad campsite in the whole place but the ones on the lakeside are heavenly. Rv Dump and water fill station five miles down the road just past the visitor center. Fill up with water before coming.

Julie Poleykett

Stayed on site 23, right on the lake, amazing view, plenty of space. Next to the boat ramp so can be busy at times, didn't bother us too much tho. See pic of boat ramp behind the trees looking from camp site. Water spigot, pit toilet, no showers. Campground is at 6300 feet, so cools off at night. No cell service at all

Megan V

This is such a beautiful place to camp. Campsites are along the Paulina Lake in Lapine, OR. Although there are no water, electric or sewer hookups it’s a magical place to be. It’s $20 per site per night. We were going to pay cash but there is a pay area which takes credit card only. I’m sure you have to find the host to pay cash. Veterans get 50% off so you pay $10 per night which is a great deal. Our campsite was quite large. We had a beautiful view on the lake. The weather was perfect when we visited. I paddled my son across the lake in a kayak to visit hot springs right along the lake. I never knew they existed. The trek from the boat ramp to the hot springs was not easy. The wind didn’t seem to be on my side. If I stopped paddling to take a break, the wind would blow us backwards, so it was best to keep paddling. There is also a trail that leads to the hot springs, which would have most likely been easier (for me anyways). The water of Paulina lake was cold. People fish along the trail around the whole lake that is 7 1/2 miles long. There is obsidian, Blue Jay’s, chipmunks and many snakes around the lake. We also hiked to the “Little Crater” which is a crevice in the ground at the peak of the mountain. The trail to the top is a steady incline and then it goes down the mountain on the other side, loops you around to see the views of the Obsidian fields and back down to the campsites. Overall, this was a magical experience with many of the amazing things Mother Nature has created.