Overview
Located 40 minutes south of Silver Lake, Oregon, Thompson Reservoir Campground is a developed campground ideally situated on the three-square-mile reservoir with pretty vistas of nearby Hager Mountain. There are 19 campsites with picnic tables, fire rings. Other amenities include hand-pumped water, and three vault toilets. There is also one large group site.
Tall ponderosa pines and a few aspen trees lord over the high mountain setting of Thompson Reservoir. Recreation opportunities include fishing, hiking, and exploring. The reservoir is stocked once a year with rainbow trout and there is a boat launch.
This campground typically opens mid-May and closes mid-October. Heavy snowfall prevents this campground from being used in the winter and early spring.
Thompson Reservoir campground is located across the reservoir from the East Bay Campground .
Recreation
Recreation opportunities in the area include picnicking, flatwater water activities, fishing, hiking, bird watching, nature viewing. The National Recreation Trail #160 is within close proximity to the Campground.
Facilities
3 Vault Toilets, Potable Water (seasonally available by hand pump), and boat ramp
Natural Features
Thompson Reservoir, Silver Creek, Hager Mountain,
Nearby Attractions
National Recreation Trail #160, Hager Mountain Lookout, Sycan Marsh, Winter Rim
The description, directions and fees are the Forest Service’s own words, from its record on Recreation.gov.