August 2022 - Due to staffing challenges, Three Creek Lake, Driftwood, and Three Creek Meadows campgrounds within the Three Creek Lake area will be closed to reservation camping for the 2022 season. Campers who previously made reservations for the sites will receive cancellation notices and a full refund of their reservation fees. The public is welcome to camp for free in designated sites within the three campgrounds. The Forest Service will provide periodic toilet service at the campgrounds until the staffing issue is resolved. Due to very limited garbage services the public is being asked to not leave trash at the campgrounds, but to take it with them when they go.
August 2022: Fee-free camping at Three Creek Lake
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August 2022: Fee-free camping at Three Creek Lake
This is on the USFS pages for Driftwood, Three Creek Lake, and Three Creek Meadow campgrounds near the end of Forest Road 16 (south of Sisters) in Deschutes National Forest:
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Re: August 2022: Fee-free camping at Three Creek Lake
I stayed two nights at McNeil campground on the Sandy River and no one ever came around to collect fee
another staffing issue?
another staffing issue?
Re: August 2022: Fee-free camping at Three Creek Lake
Best way to camp free is to just camp wherever the eff you want, and if somebody comes around to hassle you, tell them to eff off. Has always worked for me. Of course, I must admit I sleep in weird places, so YMMV.
Re: August 2022: Fee-free camping at Three Creek Lake
Glad I didn't make any reservations this year. I knew motels would not honor reservations if they learned of a big event (e.g. the solar eclipse a few years back and the Oregon22 this summer). There were stories in the Oregonian for both events where motel owners canceled reservations and then jacked up the prices 3x or 4x the previous amount. Should be fun for the campers this Labor Day to find an alternative site. After all, it's not like anyone else is looking to go camping on Labor Day, right?