Big Lake West Campground, Blue River, OR

Big Lake West Campground is located in the McKenzie River Ranger District, Willamette National Forest (59 min northwest of Bend, OR) with an elevation of 4,734 feet. There are a total of 11 campsites which are all tent-only sites. The campground is normally open from the beginning of June to the beginning of November. Max equipment length is 40 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Each site includes a picnic table and fire ring with grill. There is a fee of $55.00 per night. Some amenities include drinking water, boat ramp, swimming, restroom. Activities include boating, fishing, hiking trails, water skiing, floating sports.

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Campsite Reviews (24)

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5 star		42%
4 star		33%
3 star		13%
2 star		8%
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@CameronD957405 · Camped on Jun 22, 2024 at Campsite #6

Great campsite! We were in site 6, and it said non-reservable online which made us second guess our reservation. However, everything was great! It was fairly breezy, which helped keep the bugs down. Bugs were prevalent but manageable. Views were amazing!

@SaraW4120773 · Camped on Jun 25, 2023 at Campsite #4

The site was huge, pretty private and very roomy. Multiple places for tents to be set up, right on the lakefront if you wanted to swim or put in a kayak. We had neighbors, but it was wooded and secluded enough that it still felt private. Bring bug spray. Mosquitos were pretty bad, but manageable.

@EricC9781985 · Camped on Jun 23, 2023 at Campsite #11

Mosquito's! Mosquito's! Mosquito's! There are a lot. Everyone in my party left with at least 30 bites and we were heavily applying deet on the regular. I read this in other reviews & didn't really believe it for some reason. With the mosquito's always on your mind; it was a great very large site with and amazing view of Mt. Washington. Water was incredibly clear & clean. The surrounding area has been pretty devastated by the recent fires of the past few years but along the lake there are still a lot of green trees. Everything considered I am not sure I will be back because of how bad the mosquitos were.

@crystalh224632 · Camped on Jun 18, 2023 at Campsite #9

I love this campground! This site has a great view. The bathrooms were very clean during our stay and the camp hosts this year were so nice. My only complaint was the weather but obviously that’s not the campsites fault. It was snowing, windy, and hailing when we got there. The last few nights were beautiful, just several mosquitoes- which is expected in June.

@JessiW2173719 · Camped on Sep 23, 2022 at Campsite #5

This was our first time here, came towards the end of September and stayed at site 5; it was amazing. It wasn’t crowded which was nice, the campground was clean and well taken care of. The views were incredible.

@MoniqueM930627 · Camped on Sep 16, 2022 at Campsite #8

Minus the bad weather that came through. It was amazing absolutely beautiful and we will definitely be back❤️

@Madeline915327 · Camped on Aug 5, 2022 at Campsite #2

Love this camp ground, and this year certainly didn’t disappoint!

@RandyJ9923433 · Camped on Aug 3, 2022 at Campsite #5

It was noisy. Kids screaming to late at night. When I got there, workers were fixing a facet but had it running again before I left.

@VanessaM258845 · Camped on Jun 24, 2022 at Campsite #1

We were camping next to a huge ‘wedding’ happening. There were at least 40 people there. Campsite #2 They played music loudly all day and late into the night. It didn’t seem like anyone was enforcing the quiet time. Our trip was not great because of that. Otherwise, the site was clean and beautiful. Camp host was friendly. Bathroom well stocked considering the huge party happening.

@tomw9760406 · Camped on Aug 27, 2021 at Campsite #9

Need fish in lake!

@TomW263 · Camped on Aug 27, 2021 at Campsite #9

Need fish in lake!

@michaelf506 · Camped on Aug 26, 2021 at Campsite #7

Great tent sights near lake Not so good - car is walk away from site on street, and best suited for groups with boats

@MichaelF110976 · Camped on Aug 26, 2021 at Campsite #7

Great tent sights near lake Not so good - car is walk away from site on street, and best suited for groups with boats

@tomn1568100 · Camped on Jul 20, 2021 at Campsite #7

Sites very clean.

@TomN959 · Camped on Jul 20, 2021 at Campsite #7

Sites very clean.

@SarahM326 · Camped on Jul 4, 2021 at Campsite #2

Beautiful view, but lots of bugs! 🐛

@SarahM1574964 · Camped on Jul 4, 2021 at Campsite #2

Beautiful view, but lots of bugs! 🐛

@JessicaG687 · Camped on Jul 1, 2021 at Campsite #4

Amazing lake, great for kids. Nice sandy beach and the water slowly gets deep. A lot of room for play. Camp spots were pretty cool with how you have the main area, picnic table/ fire pit. Then the tent spots branch off like their own little rooms. Not much shade. If you need shade like me, bring a canopy. The worst thing about this place is the mosquitoes. Oh my God. I read that there were mosquitos here, and I brought bug spray, had 5 good candles, and I bought 240 of those incense for outdoors nothing could keep them away. I'm not exaggerating when I say I easily walked away with 50 bites. They went through sweaters, jeans. Absolutely unbelievable, I've never experienced so many in my life. We went July 1-4. So maybe it's just the right time for them. Idk. I would love to go back, but we're discussing getting some sort of screening for our canopies, and have to be big enough for all of our family. Mid day was great, other than that you are a buffet.

@AlisonS588 · Camped on Jun 25, 2021 at Campsite #5

We always love camping here. The scene is unbeatable. Being lake front is so special. The sites are large and the facilities are clean enough. The mosquitos are pretty bad though.

@JaimaZ866 · Camped on Jun 18, 2021 at Campsite #10

Love this campground. The sites are large and well spaced out. It was awesome to be right on the water. Site 10 has a smaller water access area than some of the others and has a steep trail to get down to the edge but was still easy enough for ourselves and young kids (4 and 7) to get down.

@TylerS419 · Camped on Jun 12, 2021 at Campsite #10

This campground is SO beautiful and the views of the lake and Mt. Washington are absolutely epic. The only reason I gave it a three stars this go around is because the mosquitos were really bad. Like they were out to play! If you're planning a trip here, make sure to bring real deet spray and some rain pants they can't bite through. I came home with 30+ bites on my legs. Definitely coming back though when the bugs aren't so intense!

@TomN959 · Camped on Jul 16, 2020 at Campsite #8

The camp host was fantastic! Restrooms always clean.

@JoeL942 · Camped on Jul 9, 2020 at Campsite #1

Dave, the camp host is always great! This is place is like heaven!

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