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U.S. Forest Service · Recreation Area · Oregon

Haystack Lake Recreation Area Recreation Area

3 federal campgrounds, 1 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

3Campgrounds
1With first-come sites
5Sites, from 2
2,870–2,880 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 3 of these 3 campgrounds

Where they are

3 of 3 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 3

3 campgrounds
Reservable
South Shore Group Campground
Haystack Lake Recreation Area Recreation Area · OR
3 sites3 group sites2,880 fttoilets
First-come
South Shore Group Sites
Haystack Lake Recreation Area Recreation Area · OR
2 sites2 group sites2,880 fttoilets
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Haystack West Shore Campground and Day Use AreaHaystack Lake Recreation Area Recreation Area · OR2,870 ftOpen
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Deschutes / Steelhead Canyon11,001 acres · 9 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
0658 Round Butte fire · 8.0 mi from the nearest campground here · 1,163 acres · 98% contained
Wildfire
Bench fire · 13 mi from the nearest campground here · 4,000 acres · 90% contained
Wildfire
0433 Brewer fire · 14 mi from the nearest campground here · 70,821 acres · 100% contained
Wildfire
Beachcomb fire · 18 mi from the nearest campground here · 13,648 acres · 100% contained
Wildfire
Shitike 2 fire · 20 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
0611 Green Mountain fire · 23 mi from the nearest campground here · 2,136 acres · 100% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 8, 2026

Who answers for this land

Haystack Lake Recreation Area Recreation Area’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Cliff Bentz (R)OR 2nd · 3 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly