About this campground
Olallie Lake Day Use Area with its views of Olallie Lake and Mt. Jefferson in the background, is located adjacent to the Olallie Lake Resort. It is popular for picnicking, fishing and non-motorized boating. After being evacuated before the Lionshead Fire burned through in Sept., experiencing blowdown in winter storms, and being buried in snow at 5,000 ft., Olallie Lake reopened July 22, 2021! Contact the Olallie Lake Resort for reservation info for cabins and resort. Sites south of the lake, including Peninsula CG, Horseshoe Lake CG, and Skyline Rd, suffered extensive fire and storm damage and will NOT reopen in 2021. The PCT trailhead at Olallie Lake is also full of dangerous hazard trees and will remain closed in 2021. PCT hikers should join the PCT further north at Timothy Lake. (Or south at Pamelia Lake on the Willamette National Forest.)
Getting there
Regular route CLOSED in 2021. Only access is from the north. From east or west, travel US Hwy 26 and take Forest Road 42 south (Timothy Lake/Skyline Rd. turnoff). Travel on Forest Road 42 for about 22 miles and turn left onto Forest Road 4220. Travel about 12 miles to Olallie Lake. Closed in winter.
Activities
- FISHING
- HIKING
- PICNICKING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- OLALLIE LAKE GUARD STATION CABINMt. Hood National Forest0 mi
- Jefferson Park Area - Mt. Jefferson WildernessWillamette National Forest7 mi
- BREITENBUSH CAMPGROUNDWillamette National Forest10 mi
- CLEATOR BENDWillamette National Forest11 mi
- FOX CREEK GROUP CAMPWillamette National Forest13 mi
- GOLD BUTTE LOOKOUTWillamette National Forest14 mi
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Olallie Lake Day Use/Picnic Site doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Oregon campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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