A Wilderness Permit is required to stay overnight in the backcountry. There is no limit to the number of permits available each day or for each camping zone location. Wilderness Permits may only be obtained online via recreation.gov. Wilderness permit requests are not accepted by mail, email, or in-person. Please only reserve one permit per trip. Group size is limited to 10 persons maximum. Wilderness permit fees are calculated per person, not per night. Once you complete your purchase on Recreation.gov, you will receive an email including your permit. You must have a copy of this permit, either saved digitally or printed, on your person during your trip. You do not need to check in or out with park staff before or after your trip but be prepared to present your backcountry permit to a ranger upon request.
Reservations are required for all sites at Butte Lake Campground for the entire operating season. Reservations may be made a maximum of 6 months up to the time of arrival. It is best to reserve ahead of your arrival. Connection is limited to non-existent in the park. Park staff or campground hosts do not handle reservations. Between 9/3-10/14 only Loop B is open, and water is shut off for the season (no drinking water or flush toilets).
Butte Lake Campground contains two large loops in a conifer forest adjacent to Butte Lake. A non-staffed Ranger Station sits at the entrance of the campground where the road forks to loop A (right) and loop B (left). Sites A-F in loop B can be reserved together as group sites. Restrooms include flush toilets, sinks, and water spigots.
All single sites are first-come, first-served only. Group sites and the stock corral are reservation-only.
Juniper Lake Campground is a small campground along the east shore of a large lake at the base of a large volcanic peak. The campground is laid out along a wending road with several short spurs. The campsites are tucked between large conifers with partial views of the lake.
Lost Creek Campground is comprised of a single, large loop with seven campsites on the outside of the loop and one campsite on the inside of the loop. There are four restrooms spaced along the inside of the loop. Campsites are spread far apart and are large to support multiple tents. Large trees tower over the edge of the campsite, which is located north of the park highway.
Reservations are required for all sites in the 2024 season. Reservations can be made up to the day of arrival. It is best to reserve prior to arriving at the park due to limited connectivity. Reservations can be made 6 months in advance up to the day of arrival. Park staff does not handle reservations. Camping fee is reduced $15 when water is turned off, typically in mid-October.
Manzanita Lake Campground is the largest campground in the park and is located adjacent to Manzanita Lake. The campground is accessed via spur road off the park highway and provides walking access to numerous facilities and recreation opportunities. The campground includes five loops beginning with the cabin loop, which is closest to the lake. The Manzanita Lake Camper Store is located just before the self-registration area at the entrance to the A-Loop. The B-Loop includes sites B20 through B34 that can reserved together as group sites. D-Loop is for tents only. Each loops includes one or more water spigot and restroom facility. Some offer flush toilets and sinks and others are pit toilets.
Southwest Walk-in campsites are first-come, first-served only.
This small campground consists of 20 campsites accessed via short walkways from an adjacent parking area. Campsites are nestled in a red fir forest and within walking distance of the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center. A paved pathway loops into the forest with short spurs connecting to a restroom with flush toilets and a utility sink.
Reservations are required for all sites in the 2024 season. Reservations can be made up to 6 months in advance of arrival date up to the day of arrival. It is best to reserve ahead of arrival, as there is limited to no connectivity in the park. Sites cannot be claimed without a reservation.
Summit Lake North Campground is comprised of a two adjacent loops located directly north of a small mountain lake. A registration station is located at the entrance of the first loop (A) and the campground host is located two sites to the left in A3. One restroom is located behind the host site and another is located in the northeastern corner of the second loop (B). The campsites are relatively close together in this smaller campground and surrounded by shrubs and pine and fir trees.
The campground is open 6/28/2024 - 9/23/2024. All sites are by reservation only throughout the duration of the operating season. Sites that are reservation only cannot be claimed without a reservation. Reservations can be made up to 6 months in advance up to the day of arrival. It is best to reserve ahead of arrival, as there is limited to no connectivity in the park.
Summit Lake South Campground is comprised of three stacked loops extending south from a small mountain lake. Vehicle travel is counterclockwise through each loop. A registration station is located at the entrance of the campground at the start of the C-Loop. A restroom is located in the C-Loop and E-Loop and immediately north of the D-Loop. The E-Loop is for tents only. All sites are relatively close together with short parking areas that cannot accommodate RVs or trailers. Pine and fir trees are spread throughout the campground. Campsites on the west backup to the park highway and campsites on the east backup to a meadow.
Eight sites may be reserved via www.recreation.gov. The remaining nine sites are first come, first served.
This 17-site campground is nestled at the base of a steep mountainside amid conifer trees. A road branches off the main Warner Valley road onto the hillside. Small spurs end at campsites with one spur of four sites and the end of the campground contains two loops with sites 7 through 14.
