Whitefish Horse Camp
The numbers that decide it
- Longest rig
- 50 ft
- Sites
- 17
- Electric hookups
- Not published
- Pull-through sites
- No
- Paved access
- No
- Accessible sites
- Not published
- Driveway grade
- Not published
- Bear boxes
- Not published
- Campfires
- Yes
- Shade
- Not published
- Group sites
- 5
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
Whitefish Horse Camp
This Horse Camp is located next to Whitefish Creek at the west end of Crescent Lake . It is adjacent to the Diamond Peak Wilderness and Oregon Cascades Recreation Area and offers horseback riding and hiking opportunities. A trailhead located inside the campground accesses Diamond Peak Wilderness and Diamond Lake Trail. Check out a map of this campground here . Horse campgrounds have been designed to accommodate people who need to corral their horses. We have a limited number of these kinds of campgrounds and ask, out of courtesy and safety for you and the horses, to please consider camping elsewhere if you do not have a horse. We have many campgrounds nearby.
Before you go
Season
Tentative Opening: May 23, 2025 – October 19, 2025
Reservations
Reservations accepted
Fees
2-Horse Campsite Rate: $23/night • 4-Horse 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.
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.
Restrictions
Maximum site spur length is 50 feet. • As part of a larger effort to reduce invasive species on national forest lands, weed-free feed is required on the Deschutes National Forest. Locate a weed-free feed vendor near you. • 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
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