About this campground
Big Lake Campground sits at its namesake lake along Santiam Pass, a 4,800-foot mountain pass through the Cascade Range in western Oregon. Campers enjoy views of the lake with the beautiful Mt. Washington as a backdrop.
Big Lake Campground offers 49 spacious campsites for tent or RV camping. Drinking water, vault toilets and a boat ramp are provided.
Surrounded by Alpine fir, hemlock and lodge pole pine, the campground sits on the western side of the lake. Big Lake, at elevation 4,600 feet, is in the Willamette National Forest, which spans 1.6 million acres on the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains.
Water skiing, sailing and swimming are among the favorite activities at the lake. The Patjens Lakes Trail offers excellent hiking opportunities. The trail follows the western side of Big Lake, heads south into the Mt. Washington Wilderness, passes alongside the scenic Patjens Lakes, and then loops back to the campground.
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- Back-In
Setting
- River
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- .RECREATION
- Biking
- Campfire
- Canoeing
- Dirt
- Dogs
- Family Friendly
- Firepits
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Pets
- Primitive
- Public Park
- Pull-thru
- RV
- Scenic
- Shade
- Swimming
- Tents
- Trails
- Trees
- US Forest Service
- Water Ski
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Location
- Address
- National Forest Development Road 2690, Sisters, OR 97759
- GPS
- 44.3780° N, 121.8703° W
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