About this campground
Overview Located 40 minutes south of Silver Lake, Oregon, Thompson Reservoir Campground is a developed campground ideally situated on the three-square-mile reservoir with pretty vistas of nearby Hager Mountain. There are 19 campsites with picnic tables, fire rings. Other amenities include hand-pumped water, and three vault toilets. There is also one large group site. Tall ponderosa pines and a few aspen trees lord over the high mountain setting of Thompson Reservoir. Recreation opportunities include fishing, hiking, and exploring. The reservoir is stocked once a year with rainbow trout and there is a boat launch. This campground typically opens mid-May and closes mid-October. Heavy snowfall prevents this campground from being used in the winter and early spring. Thompson Reservoir campground is located across the reservoir from the East Bay Campground. Recreation Recreation opportunities in the area include picnicking, flatwater water activities, fishing, hiking, bird watching, nature viewing. The National Recreation Trail #160 is within close proximity to the Campground. Facilities 3 Vault Toilets, Potable Water (seasonally available by hand pump), and boat ramp Natural Features Thompson Reservoir, Silver Creek, Hager Mountain, Nearby Attractions National Recreation Trail #160, Hager Mountain Lookout, Sycan Marsh, Winter Rim
Getting there
Thompson Reservoir Campground is located 25 minutes south of Silver Lake, Oregon. From Silver Lake, take Oregon highway 31 west for approximately one mile and then turn left onto County Highway 4-11 (also known as Marsh Road). County Highway 4-11 will become Forest Service (FS) Road 27. From FS Road 27 take a left onto FS Road 2700287. Thompson Reservoir Campground is at the end of the road.
Activities
- BIRDING
- BIKING
- BOATING
- CAMPING
- CANOEING
- DAY USE AREA
- FISHING
- HIKING
- KAYAKING
- PADDLING
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- SAILING
- WATER ACCESS
- WATER ACTIVITIES
Chasing a California trip?
We watch every California State Park around the clock and alert you the moment a sold-out campsite opens up. Recreation.gov alerts are on the roadmap.
Browse California State Parks →Details from Recreation.gov's official RIDB catalog. Conditions change — confirm with the managing office or on Recreation.gov before you go. Not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.