Cultus Lake Boat In - Little Cove Campground

Overview

Cultus Lake is one of the few lakes along the Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway that allows high sped motorized water craft. Cultus Lake West Campground offers opportunities for waterskiing, windsurfing, swimming, sailing and jet skiing, as well as, access to trails leading into the Three Sisters Wilderness.

Facilities

Cultus Lake Boat In - Little Cove Campground is one of three boat-in or hike-in only campgrounds on the north side of Cultus Lake. The campground is in a very rustic setting next to the water with four sites available.

Natural Features

Cultus Lake is a natural glacier-formed Lake. This is a recreational lake and is popular for water skiing, sailing, jet skiing, and boating.  

Charges & Cancellations

Once your reservation start date has begun, neither the Recreation.gov Contact Center nor the campground manager will be able to modify your reservation

Camp site features

Across 4 camp sites:

  • Fire pit: all 4 sites
  • Pets allowed: all 4 sites
  • Largest party: 6 people

Directions

From Bend, OR: Travel 46 miles southwest on Cascade Lakes Hwy (46), then west on Forest Road 4635 for 2 miles. There is a large paved parking area with a dock and two boat ramps which is adjacent to the Cultus Lake Campground.

Stay Limit

Check in from 2 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

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Steve J
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Reviewed 3 months ago
This could be a really nice campground. But no. Cultus does a terrible job managing it. Actually, they ignore it altogether. Had they EVER checked on the campground, they would find people in site 1&2 with too many tents and WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE. They set up in our site. The older lady was miserable to deal with. Worst campground neighbors I’ve ever had. Then you get all the day trippers who think little cove is their home base for the days activities. ZERO privacy. ZERO peace. I called the camp host. Nothing. Same experience last year. If you’re 40 and still think you should party like you’re 18, this is a great place. If you’re an otherwise normal human who enjoys some level of of peace in the woods… avoid this awful place.
Shane D
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Reviewed 2 years ago
In the first cove there is a unauthorized campground on the west side where on the last night of our stay, a ton of people came in and partied all night, had a very big fire in a makeshift fire pit. This was at the height of fire risk - totally irresponsible. Reported the fire to the Sherriff and he said he had to get someone with USFS authority in his boat. Hopefully he did, and gave those folks a nice ticket. Also the campground had a lot of trash left over from previous people, and there was broken glass everywhere (small pieces / penny to quarter size). Finally, I know it was end of season, but you could smell the toilet from almost every point in the campground (we had all sites)
Robert E
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Reviewed 5 years ago
Got smokey (normal) and a little cold (abnormal) which took some of the flare off, but good times nonetheless.
Kevin B
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Reviewed 5 years ago
Had a great time at Cultus Lake. The weather was perfect, very few mosquitos. The campground was awesome and so was the lake.
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Season dates

Peak season

Jun 11, 2027 – Sep 18, 2027

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Peak season

Jun 9, 2028 – Sep 16, 2028

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