Campground · Oregon · 19 bookable sites ·
Managed by the USDA Forest Service
Located 40 minutes south of Silver Lake, Oregon, Thompson Reservoir Campground is a developed campground ideally situated on the three-square-mile reservoir with pretty vistas of nearby Hager Mountain. There are 19 campsites with picnic tables, fire rings. Other amenities include hand-pumped water, and three vault toilets. There is also one large group site.
Tall ponderosa pines and a few aspen trees lord over the high mountain setting of Thompson Reservoir. Recreation opportunities include fishing, hiking, and exploring. The reservoir is stocked once a year with rainbow trout and there is a boat launch.
This campground typically opens mid-May and closes mid-October. Heavy snowfall prevents this campground from being used in the winter and early spring.
Thompson Reservoir campground is located across the reservoir from the East Bay Campground.
Recreation opportunities in the area include picnicking, flatwater water activities, fishing, hiking, bird watching, nature viewing. The National Recreation Trail #160 is within close proximity to the Campground.
3 Vault Toilets, Potable Water (seasonally available by hand pump), and boat ramp
Thompson Reservoir, Silver Creek, Hager Mountain,
National Recreation Trail #160, Hager Mountain Lookout, Sycan Marsh, Winter Rim
| Site | Loop | Type | Entry | Surface | Max rig | People | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | A | Standard Nonelectric | — | — | — | — | |
| 02 | A | Standard Nonelectric | — | — | — | — | |
| 03 | A | Standard Nonelectric | — | — | — | — | |
| 04 | A | Standard Nonelectric | — | — | — | — | |
| 05 | A | Standard Nonelectric | — | — | — | — | |
| 06 | A | Standard Nonelectric | — | — | — | — | |
| 07 | A | Standard Nonelectric | — | — | — | — | |
| 08 | A | Standard Nonelectric | — | — | — | — | |
| 09 | A | Standard Nonelectric | — | — | — | — | |
| 10 | A | Standard Nonelectric | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 | A | Standard Nonelectric | — | — | — | — | |
| 12 | A | Standard Nonelectric | — | — | — | — | |
| 13 | A | Standard Nonelectric | — | — | — | — | |
| 14 | A | Standard Nonelectric | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 | A | Standard Nonelectric | — | — | — | — | |
| 16 | A | Standard Nonelectric | — | — | — | — | |
| 17 | A | Standard Nonelectric | — | — | — | — | |
| 18 | A | Standard Nonelectric | — | — | — | — | |
| 19 | A | Standard Nonelectric | — | — | — | — | |
| Extra Vehicle Fee | Extra Vehicle Fee | Management | — | — | — | — |
Thompson Reservoir Campground is located 25 minutes south of Silver Lake, Oregon. From Silver Lake, take Oregon highway 31 west for approximately one mile and then turn left onto County Highway 4-11 (also known as Marsh Road). County Highway 4-11 will become Forest Service (FS) Road 27. From FS Road 27 take a left onto FS Road 2700287. Thompson Reservoir Campground is at the end of the road.
Overnight Use: Single Site: $6 per night Additional Vehicle Fee: $2 per vehicle per night $6/Night for single unit, $2/Night for extra vehicle
From Recreation.gov, which is not always current. The operator's own page is the authority on what you will be charged.
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-04-29.
Facility information and photographs from Recreation.gov (RIDB). SpotOpened is not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.
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