Reviews

Jules Yanez

I wish the website would be more clear about when the fcfs spots would start being dealt out. It says check in is at 4pm but when talking to them they said that they usually run out before 4pm. On the morning we left at 9:30am and overheard them already checking in a fcfs spot. Overall though, it was a great site and had everything you could need!

Molly Ware

Camped at the end of D loop in late September. The site and campground were beautiful and the location made going for hikes and excursions around Crater Lake super easy. There was even a hiking trail that ran right behind our site and looped through the canyon below. My main complaint was the single bathroom for the entire loop with only one sink in each side. It also only had cold water and one of those faucets that you have to hold down constantly to keep the water running. There was also no where to dump dish water! Our reservation said each bathroom had a grate for dumping dish water, but it did not. This feels like a major oversight and made doing dishes safely a real hassle. Otherwise though the campground was great. The nearby village store had gas, ice, firewood and free hot showers.

Craig Woodruff

One of our favorite national Park campgrounds. We stayed in the tent only G loop. If you stay there try to grab sites G1-15 or so, those have the most space and privacy. We stayed in G11 which was a huge site with room for two, maybe three cars and a few full size tents. Still plenty of shade. Water and trash cans readily available. Bathrooms are clean with running water and a short walk from most sites. Showers are available at the campground store.

Kim Broesch

We stayed in F21 which has power and it's a handicapped spot right across from the bathroom/shower house. The campsite was very large, nice for ring and picnic table, plenty of space for a hammock as well. Be prepared for the showers to be cold. We did manage one shower early in the morning that was warm but that was it. The F loop does have the tent camping spots for through hikers on the PCT, at the end of the loop. This does make the bathroom very busy ALL day long! The camp ground is a great location in the park. We used as our home base and went out each day to do our hikes and see the sites.

Jesua Olvera Jaramillo

We camped. The bathrooms were a bit of a walk but very clean. There was bear boxes and water spigot very close to each camp site. And trash as well. They come and pick up very often. They definitely keep the campsites clean. There’s no phone service we have AT&T the whole time we were there. Free showers and clean. The store had what we needed and gift shops 5/5. The laundry mat was out of service when we went.

Mitchell Gore

Unfortunately it was smoke filled when we visited but the facilities were nice and there was decent privacy at most of the camp spots.

Sasha Brannum

Great campground with some quirks. It is not convenient which is great, it is super quiet. The trade off is that there is very limited cell service. I had to park up near the lodge to work even with a booster. That being said, the sites are very large and level. The staff at this campground are unbelievably nice it is but a little hard to reach a ranger after hours. I had someone help themselves to my campsite while I was on a sunset hike and refuse to move. It took over an hour to get a ranger to evict them. If there had been an actual emergency, that wouldn't have been ideal. There are bears for sure so be smart but I was NOT prepared for the mosquitoes. It was like being in Costa Rica. I looked like I had measles head to to even after coating my entire body in DEET. Also, you get to skip the entry line and are given a 50% discount on your reservation with an annual National Parks pass.

Kayla Howard

Everything about crater lake is beautiful. The campsite itself is also overall very nice. Lots of trees and a bear box for food at night is super helpful. A few nice trails right off the campground was a bonus. My negative would be that the bathrooms weren't very well taken care of. Not sure it that was because it was the last week of the season or what, but it could definitely use some cleaning up. Also, it says there are showers there but they have apparently not been in use for over 2 years.

Mike Sweet

Crater lake is a beautiful place to camp. Huge campground. We had a 32’ RV and got a site with no power or water but it held for 3 nights , four days. Sites are large and private and there are bear containers at each site. Had a great time hiking and driving around the Crater Rim. Due to all the smoke, from the wildfires, we never saw the water until our last day.

Denny Hunt

It's a nice place ,we were lucky we had good people around us!