Camp ObserverSouth Shore
Camp site features
Across 37 camp sites:
- Fire pit: all 37 sites
- Picnic table: all 37 sites
- Pets allowed: all 37 sites
- Longest RV: 40 ft
- Largest party: 6 people
Fees
Day use fee of $5 charged at nearby Scout Lake by the USFS. Bring confirmation letter to the campground.
Directions
From Sisters, Oregon, take Highway 20/126 northwest for about 12 miles. Turn left onto Forest Service Road 2070 toward Suttle Lake Campgrounds. Travel just less than a half-mile to the South Shore entrance on the right.
Stay Limit
Check in from 2 PM, check out by 12 PM.
Reviews
Tonya M
Loop:Area South Shore
Site:
Reviewed a month ago
Campground declining each year we go. The road needs paving. The bathrooms need cleaning more frequently. Many reserved sites were not occupied. Reservation system need a serious upgrade, the good old days were better as first come first serve.
Alexander W
Loop:Area South Shore
Site:
Reviewed 2 months ago
Beautiful lake and setting with spacious sites. Vault toilet was a bit stinky when one was down wind. And road is full of potholes and needs tree trimming. Difficult for my 36ft trailer to turn around.
Emily W
Loop:Area South Shore
Site:
Reviewed 2 months ago
We have camped at South Shore for several years. Unfortunately the past couple of years the bathrooms are horribly maintained. They are filled with flies and at one point pretty early in the day ran out of toilet paper. Also there was a water spigot that I swear had been running heavily without stopping since last year when we visited. I love how big the sites are and access to the lake is easy no matter where you stay but overall campground could use some upkeep.
Wendy R
Loop:Area South Shore
Site:
Reviewed 3 months ago
Disappointed that the trash had not been emptied apparently for three weeks. It was overflowing and people had bags in front of the trash bin. We know the trash trucks came while we were there and emptied the other trash bin, but didn’t come down to the end of the campground.
Jim A
Loop:Area South Shore
Site:
Reviewed 3 months ago
Complete mess. Allen-Booz (campsite vendor) needs to get it together! The campground was great (ended up at Link Creek). The reservation system is COMPLETELY messed up. I reserved two sites for a group a month in advance, a Thursday, because the rest of the weekend was only available FF. Then checked back a week from our trip and they had opened it up to reservations and the sites were gone. Ended up moving to Link Creek FF sites for our group the day before our trip, required me to go a day early to the campsite, etc, etc. The entire thing was much worse than described here, I won't go into it, but i couldn't get a confirmed site at link creek in time to cancel south shore sites and ended up eating those charges. When I went to South Shore my name wasn't even on the reservation so I wasn't even sure I had one of my reservations there.
Luke P
Loop:Area South Shore
Site:
Reviewed 3 months ago
We parked a tent trailer at campsite #10. Driving up, it looked like there might not be a good, level area because the entry slopes upward from the road. But once we were into the spot, it was great! Good shade and access to the lakeshore as well. Only downside was that there were limited options to put up a hammock. The trees were mostly too close together or too far apart!
Season dates
Walk In season
May 7, 2027 – May 20, 2027
First come, first served
Peak season
May 21, 2027 – Sep 25, 2027
Reservable online
Walk In season
Sep 26, 2027 – Oct 16, 2027
First come, first served
Walk In season
May 5, 2028 – May 18, 2028
First come, first served
Peak season
May 19, 2028 – Sep 23, 2028
Reservable online
Walk In season
Sep 24, 2028 – Oct 14, 2028
First come, first served
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