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Price
$8 - $10/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
17 campsites
Season
Open with reduced se...
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Check Policy
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Fall campers chasing aspen color and wildlife will find this place nearly perfect: late September through mid-October brings 50-70°F days, sandhill cranes and white pelicans along the shore, and a 4-mile Hager Mountain summit trail steps from your site. Bring all your water.
The reservoir runs critically low June through October, so the lake-and-boating draw largely disappears in summer. Add thick mosquitoes, no potable water on-site, a boat dock that's been broken for years, and a rough section of access road that's hard on rigs, summer visits rarel
Reference information about Eastbay Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p>Located 40 minutes south of Silver Lake, Oregon, East Bay is a desirable campground located at the base of Hager Mountain on the scenic Thompson Reservoir. Enjoy gorgeous views of the mountain and shady campsites thanks to the ponderosa pines and aspens. </p><p>Eighteen spacious campsites accommodate tent and RV camping. Amenities include picnic tables, fire rings, potable water, and three vault toilets. East Bay is a popular campground with hunters every fall.</p><p>East Bay Campground has convenient access to the hiker trail that leads to the summit of Hager Mountain, about 4 miles one way.</p><p>Besides hiking, East Bay offers excellent fishing and boating opportunities on Thompson Reservoir. There is no dock at the present time but boaters can easily back their boat down the ramp into the water. Thompson Reservoir is stocked with rainbow trout on an annual basis. </p>
The elevation is 5,000 ft. The campground, with two loops, is located on the east side of Thompson Reservoir in the Oregon Outback. The campsites are tucked in among Ponderosa and Lodgepole pines in what is called "open pine forest." It is a great spot for bird watching where eagles and osprey fish in the reservoir. Fremont National Forest 149 Migratory shore birds use the reservoir as a nesting place along with grebes, pelicans, sandhill cranes and more. This scenic campground has good to excellent views of the reservoir from the campsites. This is bear country; practice safe food storage techniques.
Open May 15 through November 15.
The water spigot is a handpump.
Thompson Reservoir is 1,600-acre irrigation lake. Power boats are limited to 10mph.
There are both paved and gravel parking aprons.
From Silver Lake, OR, take State Rt. 31 west 0.1 miles to campground sign. Turn left onto East Bay Rd./Forest Rt. 28 and go 13.1 miles to another campground sign. Turn right onto Forest Rt. 014 and go 1.4 miles to campground.
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Fall delivers the best camping window. Late September through early October brings daytime temperatures in the 50–70°F range, vivid aspen color, and active wildlife along the cooling reservoir. The campground stays open through October 15, so you'll have full services without the summer crowds or bugs. Summer reaches 86°F during the day and cools to the mid-50s at night. Comfortable for sleeping, but mosquitoes can be thick. Spring warms slowly at this elevation. Winter drops to the low 20s and blankets the area in snow.
Fall is best window: vivid aspens, 50–70°F, active wildlife and quieter campground per description.
Potable water is not available at this site.
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