Cinder Hill Campground
The numbers that decide it
- Longest rig
- 85 ft
- Sites
- 110
- Electric hookups
- Not published
- Pull-through sites
- Yes
- Paved access
- Yes
- Accessible sites
- 4
- Driveway grade
- Not published
- Bear boxes
- Not published
- Campfires
- Yes
- Shade
- Yes
- Group sites
- Not published
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero. See it on Recreation.gov
Cinder Hill Campground
This campground is located along the shore of East Lake with several of the sites close to the shore and the rest within easy walking distance to the beach area. The Cinder Hill Trailhead provides access to the Newberry Crater Trail #3958 and other connecting trails are accessible from the campground. Find a map of this campground here . There are two boat launch areas and a trailhead within this campground.
Before you go
Season
Tentative Opening: June 13, 2025 – October 19, 2025
Reservations
Reservations accepted
Fees
Single Campsite Rate: $27/night • One vehicle included with reservation – Each Additional Vehicle: $10.00 • NOTE : Holders of a Golden Age and Golden Access Passports and Senior and Access Passes are entitled to a 50 percent discount on the fee for a single camping unit. This discount does not apply to use of a cabin, lookout, double camping unit, triple camping unit, group camping unit, extra vehicle fees, or any additional camping units and separately charged utility, water, hook-up or day use fees. • Day Use: $5/vehicle/day at Cinder Hill Boating (North) & Cinder Hill Boating (South)
Hours
Visit Recreation.gov for current operating dates. This campground will be closing at noon on October 19, 2025, and the last night to reserve a campsite is October 18, 2025. This campground will become First Come, First Serve (FF on Recreation.gov) only starting October 1, until closing date.
Restrictions
Maximum site spur length is 85 feet. • The water system will be turned on in the month of May depending on weather conditions and will be turned off no later than September 30, or upon the campground closing, whichever is earlier, to prevent potential damage from cold temperatures.
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.