Fish Lake Campground

BLM Bureau of Land Management · Hines, OR · Dispersed

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Conditions

Road Access High Clearance
Season Not recorded
Campfires Not recorded
Boondock Access Rough High clearance or 4WD may be required

The managing agency hasn't published season or campfire rules for this campground. The description and directions below often mention it — and it's worth calling the agency before a long drive.

Features

Warning High Clearance
Style Boondocking Potable Water

Campground Stats

Total Sites0

Location

42.740337, -118.643732 · Burns District Office , Hines , OR 97730

Description

Fish Lake Campground is located on the flanks of Steens Mountain, within the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protective Area (CMPA). This area encompasses an extraordinary landscape with deep glacier carved-gorges, stunning scenery, wilderness, wild rivers, a rich diversity of plant and animal species, and a way of life for all who live there. At 7400-foot elevation and set among aspen stands and shore willows, Fish Lake Campground offers great opportunities for swimming, picnicking, cross-country hiking, and fishing the lake for stocked keeper trout planted by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Know Before You Go

  • Open season: Fish Lake Campground is open mid-June through October.
  • High clearance vehicles recommended on some portions of the Steens Mountain Loop.
  • 23 Campsites with picnic tables and fire grates; first come, first serve.
  • Universal access restroom available.
  • Drinking water available.
  • America the Beautiful Pass accepted.
  • Pack out your trash.
  • Mountain weather can be unpredictable and change suddenly.
  • Ticks, mosquitos, and rattlesnakes may be present during summer months.
  • The nearest services are in the communities of Fields, Frenchglen, Crane, or Narrows, Oregon.

Point of Interest

The Steens Mountain Loop Road is a designated Oregon State Scenic Tour Route. Travel the entire loop to experience all this unique landscape’s scenic vistas and abundant mix of wildlife.

Directions

From Burns, Oregon, travel southeast for approximately 2 miles on State Highway 78. Turn right onto State Highway 205 and travel south for 60 miles to Frenchglen, Oregon. Continue a short distance past Frenchglen, then turn left onto the Steens Mountain Loop Road. Travel approximately 17 miles before turning right into Fish Lake Campground.

Activities

AUTO TOURING BOATING CAMPING FISHING HIKING PICNICKING SWIMMING

Details

FeeCamping Fees are $16/vehicle, per night, for a single car, truck, or RV and towed vehicle. Additional passenger vehicles $5/night. All sites available on a first-come, first-served basis. No reservations accepted. Please occupy site before proceeding to payment kiosk (near campground entrance) for payment. Traditional cash and check payment and electronic payment via Remote-Automated-Kiosk accepted at payment kiosk.
Stay Limit14 days.
Phone541-573-4400
Email[email protected]
ADA AccessNo

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