Crater Lake camp site for July 4

We are making a road trip to go Oregon for July weekend from Seattle, WA. We already booked our hotel in Eugene and would like to visit Crater Lake for 2 days, July 4-5.

We like to camp close to the Crater Lake National park for one night. It is too late to make advanced reservation for a slot at Diamond Lake since they are no longer available. Does anyone know if we would have a high chance to book a walk-in slot? What would be another campsite that we can stay? I%26#39;m looking at Trapper Creek. However, the review is not so good. Not sure about Mazama Campground since it is again, available only for walk-in.

Thanks for your time.

Crater Lake camp site for July 4

One problem is that Friday, July 3 is a holiday for most people. If you can%26#39;t arrive until July 4, I%26#39;m guessing most first-come campsites will be full.

Crater Lake camp site for July 4

Yeah, most people will be heading there on Thursday. A lot of offices are closed on the 3rd since the holiday falls on a Saturday. All I can say is good luck, because I am guessing your chances aren%26#39;t very good.

You could get a motel in Roseburg or Shady Cove or Medford and see the lake that way.

Thanks for your feedback!!

I read that there will be about 200 slots available at Diamond Lake or Mazama campground for walk-in, I am still worried that the campground will be full for Saturday. July 4th too :).

About booking another hotel/motel.. We already booked a room in Eugene (my mistake for not doing research before making the reservation. Since the booking is thru priceline, we can%26#39;t cancel it). If we can%26#39;t find the campsite, we would have to drive back and forth to Eugene.

Have anyone experienced the Trapper Creek campground? There are alot of open slots there.

This place is in Eagle Point and they accept tents:

http://www.medfordoaks.com/

There is a KOA in Klamath Falls. I think there are a couple of Forest Service campgrounds around Prospect. Chiloquin has several campgrounds, try googling it. I think there are several around Chemult too.

Good luck :-)