
Contorta Flat Campground
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Nearby Trails
Oldenberg Lake Trail #3845
Forest Road 6000-200
Forest Road 6000-201
Simax Trail #3889
Forest Road 6030
Pretty Lake Trail #3848
About this site
Overview Contorta Flat is an isolated, hidden gem on the far side of Crescent Lake at the top of the Willamette Pass. There are excellent tent sites right on the lake as well as many sites that are ideal for large RVs. You will need to go a little off the beaten path by taking a gravel road for the last few miles to find this nice quiet campground.
The sites are all close to the lake and large, but not isolated from one another. This campground might be the best deal in the Oregon Cascades. Recreation Crescent Lake is a prime location for boating, fishing and swimming.
The Summit Lake Trail is popular among hikers and mountain bikers, offering excellent views of Diamond Peak across Crescent Lake. Visitors can take advantage of skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling in the winter months. Crescent Lake Snowpark offers a base camp for exciting winter excursions.
The Summit Lake Trail is open to snowmobiling. Facilities With 19 campsites this campground is well suited to tent, trailer or RV campers. Many sites are located right on the water.
Nearby Crescent Lake Resort also offers lodging and a general store. Supplies and equipment rentals are also available. Natural Features Cresent Lake is nestled in a glacier basin east of the towering Cascade Mountain Range.
It boasts brilliant blue-green water and sandy beaches. A forest of lodgepole pine provides the backdrop to the area, with mountain hemlock, fir and spruce in the mix. Wildlife found in the area includes deer, native fish and migratory birds.
5 million acres within the Deschutes National Forest and the adjacent Ochoco National Forest. Lava Lands Visitor Center in nearby Bend, Oregon, and the unique geological landscape of Newberry National Volcanic Monument draw visitors to the region as well.
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