Islet Campground
1Heads up1 fire 49 mi away
- Right now
- Listed not openA database flag with no reason and no date
- Sites
- 3331 on recreation.gov
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 9 notices
In the agency’s own words
Waldo Lake is one of the largest natural lakes in Oregon. It offers a uniquely peaceful setting on the water and along remote shorelines, surrounded by forests of Douglas fir and mountain hemlock. Recreation in the area is abundant with the lake an ideal location for water activities like sailing, canoeing and swimming. Keep reading
Recreation
Waldo Lake is circled by the Jim Weaver Loop, 22 miles of trail for hiking and biking. Bikes are allowed on the trails, but not in the nearby Waldo Lake Wilderness. There is also easy access to the Pacific Crest Trail.
Facilities
This 55 site campground is located at the north end of Waldo Lake, just south of North Waldo Campground, 31 sites are reservable. Each site has a fire ring and picnic table. There are three vault restrooms within the campground and another at the boat launch/day use area. Islet offers wonderful sandy beaches. Western winds consistently blow each afternoon, offering respite from early season mosquitoes, which are typically intense from June to mid-August so come prepared.
Natural Features
Situated high on the western slopes of the Oregon Cascades at 5,400 feet in elevation, Waldo Lake is one of the purest lakes in Oregon (9.8 square miles with a maximum depth of 427 feet). It has no permanent inlet to bring nutrients into the lake for plant growth. The lack of plant life contributes to its purity, allowing you to see to depths of 120 feet on a calm day.
Nearby Attractions
The north end of Waldo Lake is a popular starting point for many wilderness trails and lakes, most notably the Rigdon, Wahanna and Torrey Lakes. The 1-mile Shoreline Trail between Islet and North Waldo campgrounds provides a short and pleasant hike along the lakeshore.
What the agency tells you
Generator and chainsaw use are prohibited in undeveloped areas around Waldo Lake.
Generator use is allowed in developed campgrounds--quiet hours are posted.
14 day boat moorage limit. People must be staying at Waldo Lake while mooring their boats.
Everything else this campground posts · 6
Emergency landing only for float planes
Boat motor use is restricted to electric motors only.
Islands are day use only, no overnight camping.
This facility is operated by American Land & Leisure. We appreciate hearing from you. Comment cards are available from onsite staff or online at www.AmericanLL.com.
Don't Move Firewood: Please protect Pacific Northwest forests by preventing the spread of invasive species. Firewood can carry insects and diseases that can threaten the health of our western forests. You can make a difference by obtaining and burning your firewood near your camping destination. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
Customer Service Contact 801-226-3564 or Help.Willamette.MiddleFork@AmericanLL.com
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 33
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 43 ft
- Accessible sites
- None listed
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets
- “…ring and picnic table. There are three vault restrooms within the campground and another at the boat…”
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Camp host
- On site
- recreation.gov lists “Host”
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, Beach
- Biking
- Canoeing
- Hiking
- Sailing
- Swimming
- Night sky · 267th darkest of 770 in OR
- Bortle 2
No reading yet, book on recreation.gov
recreation.gov lists 31 of the 33 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.
No availability snapshot inside the last 36 hours, so this page draws nothing rather than ageing a reading into fiction.
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We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
Every line of the receipt · 9
What you actually pay
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 4
rules read Sep 9, 2026 · record Aug 23, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
33 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 31 mapped sitesAll 33 sites
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 03 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 124 ft | 627 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 04 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 139 ft | 547 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 05 | standard nonelectric | 27 ft | 124 ft | 681 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 08 | standard nonelectric | 27 ft | 114 ft | 505 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 09 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 114 ft | 592 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 12 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 116 ft | 411 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 13 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | 103 ft | 516 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 14 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 103 ft | 526 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 15 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 109 ft | 425 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 16 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 103 ft | 464 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 17 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 103 ft | 567 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 18 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 104 ft | 525 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 22 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 108 ft | 541 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 23 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 154 ft | 687 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 24 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 90 ft | 628 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 25 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 90 ft | 552 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 26 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 114 ft | 486 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 32 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 115 ft | 183 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 34 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 90 ft | 288 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 35 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 88 ft | 166 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 36 | standard nonelectric | 27 ft | 88 ft | 254 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 40 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 138 ft | 250 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 41 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 112 ft | 177 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 43 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 112 ft | 289 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 44 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 101 ft | 181 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 45 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 101 ft | 279 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 47 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 115 ft | 229 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 48 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 94 ft | 298 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 50 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 92 ft | 275 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 51 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 92 ft | 203 ft |
| ISLET CAMPGROUND | 54 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 170 ft | 303 ft |
| S&P | Double S&P | type not stated | 24 ft | ||
| S&P | Single S&P | type not stated | 28 ft |
25 of 33 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
North WaldoWillamette National Forest · 0.8 miShadow Bay Campground (Waldo Lake)Willamette National Forest · 3.9 mi
Shadow BayWillamette National Forest · 4.1 mi
Little Cultus CampgroundDeschutes National Forest · 8.1 mi
Skookum Creek CampgroundWillamette National Forest · 8.1 miGold Lake CampgroundWillamette National Forest · 8.4 miLocated 37.3 miles east of Oakridge, Oregon. From Oakridge, Oregon: At the intersection of Crestview Street and Oregon State Highway 58, travel east on Highway 58 for 23.3 miles. Turn left on the Waldo Lake Road/Forest Road 5897. Travel for 12.8 miles and turn left at the T intersection on Forest Road 5898. Travel for 1.2 miles and the destination will be on your right.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Crescent Lake, OR
Typical weather
Typical October night 30°F, day 55°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical December night 20°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Augusts are colder than the August line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it
Roadless country, and what’s coming for it
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Islet Campground is in Oregon’s 4th congressional district. Its representative, Val Hoyle (D), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: A. See every public-lands vote →
How we know
every fact on this page, and where it came from
Inside the Cedar Creek Fire perimeter, 2022, 127,311 acres, with all 31 measured campsites inside it. Tree cover here read 66% in the 2021 product and 21% in the 2024 one.