Paulina Lake Campground
The numbers that decide it
- Longest rig
- 90 ft
- Sites
- 67
- Electric hookups
- Not published
- Pull-through sites
- Yes
- Paved access
- Yes
- Accessible sites
- 2
- 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
Paulina Lake Campground
Paulina Lake Campground is one of the Newberry National Volcanic Monument campgrounds located on the southwest shore of Paulina Lake . It offers opportunities for bird watching, bicycling, sightseeing, and access to the Paulina Lakeshore Trail #3955 and a short walk to Paulina Falls Day Use Area . Find a map of this campground here . There is a boat launch within this campground.
Before you go
Season
Tentative Opening: June 13, 2025 – September 28, 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 the following discounts on expanded amenity recreation fees: - 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 Paulina Lake Day Use Area
Hours
Visit Recreation.gov for current operating dates and to make a reservation. This campground will be closing at noon on September 28, 2025, and the last night to reserve a campsite is September 27, 2025.
Restrictions
Maximum site spur length is 90 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.