Monty Campground
2Heads up2 fires, nearest 6 mi
- Right now
- Listed not openA database flag with no reason and no date
- A night
- $20From, per site
- Sites
- 12All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 11 notices
In the agency’s own words
Monty is a small, first-come, first-served campground located on the lower Metolius River just above Lake Billy Chinook and offers fishing and a peaceful, rustic setting. The 12-site campground can accommodate very small RVs or vans, however it is best suited for tent camping as electric hookups are not available and the narrow access roads can be very rough. RV and trailer campers are cautioned to take it extremely slow and steady. All sites are equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring with grill and vault toilets are available. You must bring your own drinking water. Keep reading
Recreation
Fishing tops the list of recreational activities for visitors. Water enthusiasts of all types will enjoy the opportunities available at nearby Perry South Campground. Motorized and non-motorized boats share the vicinity with swimmers and water skiers braving the cold, clear waters of Lake Billy Chinook.
Facilities
Monty Campground can accommodate small RV, trailer or tent-campers however it is best suited for tent camping as electric hookups are not available and the access roads can be very rough. RV and trailer campers are cautioned to take it slow and steady. All sites are equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring with grill and vault toilets are available. You must bring your own drinking water.
Natural Features
Lake Billy Chinook is the highlight of the area. Created by Round Butte Dam, it fills the canyons of the Crooked, Metolius and Deschutes Rivers. Within these three large arms are 72 miles of shoreline, supporting fish habitats for bass, trout, salmon, whitefish, suckers, minnows and dace. Rugged hills and a diverse coniferous forest surround the lake, providing homes for mammals such as mule deer, coyote, black-tailed jackrabbit and cougars.
Nearby Attractions
Visitors may want to explore the Tam-a-lau Trail, a scenic hike that starts on a peninsula at the confluence of the Crooked River and the Deschutes River in Cove Palisades State Park. Under the designation of a Wild and Scenic River, nearby Metolius River is nestled in a forested valley west of Mt. Jefferson. It's clear, cold and constant waters support fly-fishing and whitewater boating. Lava Lands Visitor Center in nearby Bend, Oregon, offers visitors the opportunity to learn about the diverse landscape and history of the area through interpretive programs and exhibits. Contact Info Between 05/26/2023 and 09/09/2023 this location is staffed. Please call (541) 325-5315 to speak with local staff. From 11/22/2022 to 05/25/2023 this location is unstaffed. Please call (503) 464-8515 for general information.
Charges & Cancellations
A service fee will apply if you change or cancel your reservation. Late cancellations are subject to additional fees. For full details see the Recreation.Gov, Rules & Reservation Policies.
What the agency tells you
Amenities: Electricity, hookups and water are not available at this site.
Driving: The route using Highway 97 and passing through Cove Palisades State Park has the most pavement and adequately maintained gravel roads. Alternate routes (from Highway 20) include rough, teeth-rattling, gravel Forest Service roads. That said, final miles of gravel past Perry South Campground and can be very rugged. Large RVs and trailers are not recommended and should take extreme caution or plan to camp elsewhere.
Vehicle Fees: One vehicle is included with a single site. There will be an $10 additional vehicle fee per day for the 2nd vehicle in each single site. Vehicles joined to the first vehicle by a hitch and towed onto the site are NOT subject to additional fees.
Everything else this campground posts · 8
Generators: Generators are prohibited during quiet hours. Generators may not be run during quiet hours to power medical devices or other equipment.
OHVs: Off-road vehicle use is prohibited within the campground.
Vehicle Limits: Please check your site's driveway length—this may limit the number of vehicles at your site. All vehicles must fit within the site's designated parking space. Due to variations in vehicle sizes, the maximum number of vehicles allowed is not a guarantee that the maximum number will fit in the site.
Occupany: All Standard Sites have a maximum occupancy of 6 persons.
The campground is managed by Portland General Electric, under a partnership with the U.S. Forest Service; more information can be found here.
Park Rules: To protect our parks and help make your stay an enjoyable experience for all, please observe the PGE Parks and Recreation Rules .
Boats: See the Oregon State Marine Board for boater regulations.
Firewood: Buy it where you burn it. Did you know? Invasive insects and diseases can hitchhike in on logs, and they can destroy forests. Keep firewood local: under 10 miles is best, and 50 is too far. Learn more: dontmovefirewood.org
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 12
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 90 ft
- Accessible sites
- 2
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets
- “…table and campfire ring with grill and vault toilets are available. You must bring your own drinking…”
- Drinking water
- None, bring your own
- “You must bring your own drinking water.”
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Beach
- Fishing
- Wildlife viewing
- Night sky · 488th darkest of 770 in OR
- Bortle 2
No reading yet, book on recreation.gov
Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.
No availability snapshot inside the last 36 hours, so this page draws nothing rather than ageing a reading into fiction.
Watch for a cancellation
Full? Watch it.
One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
Tell me when the season opens
Watch for the season to open
One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
Every line of the receipt · 15
What you actually pay
“There will be an $10 additional vehicle fee per day for the 2nd vehicle in each single site.” · the U.S. Forest Service’s own agency notice
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rate for this season, $20 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
“A service fee will apply if you change or cancel your reservation. Late cancellations are subject to additional fees. For full details see the Recreation.Gov, Rules & Reservation Policies.” · this campground’s own terms
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 · 7
rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
12 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 12 mapped sitesAll 12 sites
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 12 of the 12 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| East Loop | 02 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 129 ft | under 10 ft | $20 | |
| East Loop | 03 | standard nonelectric | 15 ft | 129 ft | under 10 ft | $20 | |
| East Loop | 04 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 99 ft | under 10 ft | $20 | |
| East Loop | 05 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 99 ft | 74 ft | $20 | |
| East Loop | 06 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 115 ft | 124 ft | $20 | |
| East Loop | 07 | standard nonelectric | 90 ft | yes | 156 ft | 172 ft | $20 |
| Entrance Loop | 01 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | yes | 238 ft | 251 ft | $20 |
| West Loop | 08 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 136 ft | 27 ft | $20 | |
| West Loop | 09 | standard nonelectric | 53 ft | 105 ft | 160 ft | $20 | |
| West Loop | 10 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 83 ft | 251 ft | $20 | |
| West Loop | 11 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 83 ft | 327 ft | $20 | |
| West Loop | 12 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 131 ft | 335 ft | $20 |
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Perry South CampgroundDeschutes National Forest · 2.7 miBLM Beach CampgroundPrineville Deschutes Field Office · 6.0 mi
Candle Creek Campground8.0 miLower Bridge CampgroundDeschutes National Forest · 8.3 mi
Pioneer Ford CampgroundDeschutes National Forest · 8.6 mi
Green Ridge LookoutDeschutes National Forest · 8.8 miFrom Sisters, OR: Travel 5.6 miles northwest on Highway 20, then 20.8 miles north on Forest Road 11, then 5.0 miles east on Forest Road 1170, and then 7.2 miles northwest on County Road 64.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Warm Springs, OR
Typical weather
Typical October night 37°F, day 67°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical December night 27°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 Julys are colder than the July 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
Monty Campground is in Oregon’s 2nd congressional district. Its representative, Cliff Bentz (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →