About this campground
Todd Lake is a short walk from the parking area and offers views of Broken Top. This is a popular site for picnicking and fishing during the summer months. There is a small walk-in campground with three sites overlooking the lake. Access Three Sisters Wilderness with the Todd Lake Trail #34 climbing towards Soda Creek and Broken Top. Wilderness Permits required for the Three Sisters Wilderness (which you enter if you hike the Todd Lake Trail #34). Wilderness permits are required for both day use and overnight stays from this trailhead. See "Permit Info" below for more details. Todd Lake Loop Trail #34.1 does not require a wilderness permit as the trail does not enter the Three Sisters Wilderness. Motors are prohibited on Todd Lake. Recreation Fee Site: Parking at this site requires a recreation pass. Passes are available at this site, but can be purchased from Forest Service offices or vendors. Please check here for more information about recreation passes and where they can be purchased.
Getting there
From Bend, OR: Travel 24.0 miles west on Cascade Lakes Highway (46), then 0.5 miles north on Forest Road 4600-370 to Todd Lake trailhead. It is a 1/4 mile hike to the lake.
Activities
- FISHING
- HIKING
- PICNICKING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Crater Creek DitchDeschutes National Forest0 mi
- SODA CREEK CAMPGROUNDDeschutes National Forest2 mi
- Deschutes NF-Cascade Lakes AreaDeschutes National Forest3 mi
- Sparks Lake Boating SiteDeschutes National Forest3 mi
- Devils LakeDeschutes National Forest4 mi
- QUINN MEADOW HORSE CAMPDeschutes National Forest5 mi
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Todd Lake Day Use Area/Trailhead 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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