USDA Forest Service · Oregon
Crescent Lake Guard Station
USDA Forest Service · Oregon, United States
- Sites
- 1
- Hookups
- 1 electric, 1 with water
- Season
- May 26 to September 29
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,918 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- NFSR 6005105 · improved native material · high clearance vehicles
- Lake
- Deschutes National Forest
- Nearest town
- Crescent
- Address
- PO Box 208, Crescent , OR, 97733
- Phone
- (541) 433-3200 8:00 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M. PST MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY- FEDERAL OFFICES ARE CLOSSED WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS. PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
- Activities
- Camping
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Site map
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About
Overview
The Crescent Lake Guard Station, built in the early 1930s, is a one bedroom, one bath cabin on the eastern shore of Crescent Lake, managed by the Crescent Ranger District, Deschutes National Forest.
Recreation
A boat launch is nearby, and Crescent Lake Resort is within walking distance and offers a number of services including food, fishing supplies and boat rentals.
Facilities
The Guard Station is approximately 670 square feet with a full kitchen, a furnished living room that includes a couch (folds out to full bed), an original buffet, a desk and a newly installed gas wood stove's heater. The kitchen includes a fridge, stove and sink. The bedroom has a full bed, and the restroom has a claw foot tub, a toilet and a pedestal sink. Outside amenities include a picnic table, a fire grill and a horseshoe pit.
Natural Features
Crescent Lake is in the Deschutes National Forest in a naturally glaciated basin behind a moraine dam and lays just east of the summit of the Cascade Mountain Range in northern Klamath County. It is a popular recreation lake in a setting of wooded shorelines, sandy beaches and brilliant blue-green water. The Guard Station sits atop a small hill overlooking Crescent Lake in an open ponderosa stand.
Nearby Attractions
This area is a typical Oregon summer recreation area which features Crescent Lake, Odell Lake, Waldo Lake and Gold Lake. The Diamond Peak Wilderness trail can be accessed nearby.
Also nearby: beach, boat launch, resort, lodging, restaurants, boat rentals.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 26° | 12° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 36° | 26° | 2° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 27° | 17° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 30° | 14° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 54° | 38° | 29° | 73° | 5 of 11 |
| June | 66° | 42° | 30° | 84° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 52° | 40° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 79° | 54° | 43° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 69° | 46° | 36° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 61° | 38° | 28° | 75° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 45° | 32° | 21° | 61° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 37° | 27° | 12° | 53° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Trails nearby
- Crescent Lake Sno-Park · 0.6 mi as the crow flies · Drive there
- Junction Sno-Park · 2.2 mi as the crow flies · Drive there
- Crater Butte Trailhead · 3.2 mi as the crow flies
Crater Butte 13 mi Hike · Drive there - Rosary Lakes Trailhead · 7.3 mi as the crow flies
Pacific Crest Trail - Wif1 26 mi Hike · Drive there - Pacific Crest Trailhead - Willamette Pass · 7.3 mi as the crow flies · Drive there
All 432 trails in Deschutes National Forest · All 410 trails in Willamette National Forest
Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map, within 10 miles as the crow flies; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
Nearby campgrounds
- Crescent Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi · 44 sites
- Crescent Lake Yurts · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi · 3 sites
- Simax Group Camp · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 5 sites
- Contorta Flat Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 19 sites
- Contorta Point Group Camp · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 2 sites
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