Link Creek

$40.00–$64.00/night

P.O. BOX 249
SISTERS, OR 97759

Overview

Link Creek Campground is situated on the shores of Suttle Lake in the Deschutes National Forest. Visitors enjoy boating, fishing, hiking and biking in summer, and cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in winter.

Recreation

Popular activities in the area include hiking, fishing and motorized boating in the summer months, and cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in winter months. Numerous hiking mountain biking trails are accessible from the campground and in the surrounding area. The 3.2 mile Suttle Lake Loop Trail meanders through the developed recreation areas on Suttle Lake. The trail is relatively flat and follows the wooded shoreline of the lake, providing opportunities for fishing or picnicking along the way. A boat ramp is located within the campground. Motorized and non-motorized boats are allowed on Suttle Lake.

Facilities

Link Creek Campground offers tent and RV campsites, as well as yurts. Campsites are equipped with tables and campfire rings with grills. Vault toilets and drinking water are provided. Electrical hookups are not available. The yurts are equipped with electricity. While the campsites are pet-friendly, unfortunately pets are not permitted within the yurts. The yurts are available for reservation year-round. Housekeeping is reduced to 2-3 days from November - March. Each is equipped with a bunkbed with one double and one single mattress, double futon, table and chairs and a wood stove. Visitors need to bring their own linens and eating essentials. They each have a light, a wall heater, and 1 - 110 electrical outlet.

Natural Features

Suttle Lake is surrounded by a mixed conifer forest. The lake is deep and clear. The lake covers an area of 253 acres and has an average depth of 44 feet. It sustains an excellent population of naturally reproducing kokanee, brown trout, whitefish, and crayfish.

Link Creek, which empties into Suttle Lake, is shallow and clear enough to view spawning fish. Lake Creek flows eastward from Suttle Lake and eventually joins the Metolius River.

In autumn, the local vine maple trees display brilliant orange, red and yellow foliage.

Nearby Attractions

Visitors can explore wilderness areas, rivers, lakes and reservoirs, and approximately 1,600 miles of trails that comprise nearly 2.5 million acres within the Deschutes National Forest and the adjacent Ochoco National Forest.

Visitors enjoy traveling the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway, known as Oregon's Highway in the Sky, which climbs into the clouds on a 66-mile drive through the Cascade Range, weaving past snow-capped peaks and alpine lakes.

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 33 camp sites:

Fire pit: 30 of 33 sites
Picnic table: 29 of 33 sites
Pets allowed: 30 of 33 sites
Longest RV: 50 ft
Largest party: 12 people

Directions

Travel approximately 13 miles northwest of Sisters on Highway 20/126. Turn left onto Forest Road 2070/Suttle Lake Campgrounds. Travel less than 1/2 mile to Blue Bay entrance on the right to Link Creek.

Stay Limit

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

Reviews

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Alice L

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Reviewed 10 days ago

Y31 was lovely to stay in! Swept and clean when we arrived. Heater and wood stove both worked great. We need to remind ourselves next time to bring a curtain to cover the window on the front door next time. Lock was a bit sticky, but the trick was to wiggle the door back and forth while turning the lock. The only open vault toilet near campsite 15 was pleasantly not smelly. We left some extra firewood in appreciation of the extra fire starter that was left for us!

lawrence p

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Reviewed a month ago

beautiful campground and lodge. excellent food and area to hang out and play games will return again.

Heather M

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Reviewed a month ago

This is one of my favorite campgrounds! The views of Suttle Lake, access to the perimeter trail around Suttle, and great management of the campgrounds are super. The only drawback is the highway noise. The camp host was very friendly and helpful: making the rounds at least twice daily, being very diligent and thorough with cleaning the restrooms (never stinky!!) and the overall grounds were key.

Jennifer O

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Reviewed a month ago

First time and the host allowed us to move from spot 002 to 001. 002 had a large tree branch would hit the top of our trailer. We also did not like that the entire site was on a slight downhill slant, as we had someone with a tent. The site was clean with the exception of the fire pit. It was so full of hardened ash and rock we chose not to use it. Everything else was perfection. Gorgeous campground, all the spots had shade and enough space for our dogs, friendly people, beautiful lake for our kayaks and watching kite surfers. Next time we will definitely try and get a spot closer to the water.

Larry M

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Reviewed a month ago

We had a great time. Big problem we see ( this has been happening for more then 6 years ) week days everything in the camp is reserved but people do not show up. This makes it so people can not find a spot to camp. If you are a no show one night the next day your spot is open. The tags are not change so the camp grounds stay empty. The problem is staff is not updating the card daily. We were in our spot for 2 weeks and our name was never on the site card.

Anna S

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Reviewed a month ago

Uncrowded!

Availability

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Reserve

Popularity: Very quiet

Busiest in November, when about 0% of guest capacity is reserved. Based on 2 years of reservations.