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Little Lava Lake Campground and Boat Ramp


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Julia Wyatt

July 22, 2025

Nice lake. Spacious, so even if it were a crowded day, plenty of room to get some solitude if that's what you're looking for. Road is a bit bumpy and several big pot holes on the way in. So go slow and beware of that.

contessa mendoza

September 29, 2024

Today was awesome. Great lake to paddle. It's just big enough to give us good space to paddle around. The scenery is one of the most beautiful of the many lakes. Parking is good. Popular for fishing and camping too. The one drawback is there isn't any shoreline to post up other than at the launch ramp which is just gravel. I hope to camp there one day. Not crowded, very peaceful.

Raelyn Sullivan

June 12, 2023

Campground was great except for the mosquitoes!!! They were terrible!! But the lake is beautiful!Restroom was clean and the camp host was very friendly and accommodating.

James Quattlebaum

September 30, 2021

It may be little but it is still beautiful!

Ashley Shurtliff

September 10, 2021

One of the best and prettiest campsites in Oregon. A gorgeous little lake, with clean pit toilets and friendly camp hosts. Close to Bend and close to Lava lake resort of you need anything. There is water here most times, if there isn't an algae bloom, bring water or a water filter just in case.

Ms Frizzle

July 24, 2021

Small primitive campground where the Deschutes River starts! Mosquitos can be bad, but most spots have shade. The lake can get pretty busy on weekends. This campground is all reservation, you can make those at recreation.gov but you might snag a night first come/first serve during the week.

C invest

July 09, 2021

Fun spot to camp and fish. Get there early on a Thursday for a spot because they go fast.

Beth (Liz)

June 19, 2020

Beautiful.great rest stop. Lunch and a view

T

September 03, 2019

The lake itself is beautiful. Wonderful for all types of floating devices. That may be why it was so busy this last weekend with day trippers. I would like to give the campground more stars but the camp host quit leaving the restroom a discusting mess. A worker came out to check it but it wasn't cleaned all weekend Gross! Thank goodness I had my own in my trailer. If I had to rely on the one at the campground, there would have been plenty of FULL MOONS around our campsite. On a good note, the spots are spacious and somewhat private. The stars at night are big and bright and the sunrise is gorgeous.