Little Crater Lake Campground
Site 2
7.19.19 - 7.21.19
No cell service, no internet

This campground is just ok. Its pretty small, only about 20 spots. Our site was huge but not very private. Theres lots of trees but not much foliage to separate the sites. The bathrooms are old, dirty, smelly outhouses. Its pretty quiet and peaceful though and under 2 hours from home. The long forest road we had to drive to get in was covered in really bad and deep potholes which made for a treacherous 10 minutes or so. It was really hot in the sun and then really cold at night, it would probably not be ideal in the off season.

Its a real short walk to Little Crater Lake which is an unbelievably clear, blue, deep, freezing cold, and super teeny tiny lake. Its really beautiful but so small that there isn’t much to do or see. Its about 35 degrees so not an ideal swimming hole, if swimming was permitted, which its not. It kind of looks like a really cold and less polluted version of Morning Glory in Yellowstone.

Past the lake you land at another stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail at the 2000 mile mark. We walked south towards the southern arm of Timothy Lake which we loved. The trail was flat, shady, just perfect for a long walk.

Pros:

• Really remote without being too far away. There’s stunning views of Mt. Hood on the drive in.
• Very quiet, small and peaceful
• Little Crater lake is a really fascinating sight worth seeing

Cons:

• Pretty gross bathrooms
• Sites are pretty exposed
• Quite a few mosquitos!
• The road in was a wild and bumpy ride with the potholes