Big Cove Boat-In

Oregon

Oregon

Free — you'll pick up right here.

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What we do know

  • Inside Deschutes National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Big Cove Boat-In

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About this campground

Located on Cultus Lake, this campground is 100% Reservation Only.

Campsite info

Quiet hours
10:00 PM - 6:00 AM
Vault toilets

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Facts about this campground

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Odell Lake-East, OR weather station, 21 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.

  1. Jan35° high20° low10 days with snow
  2. Feb38° high21° low9 days with snow
  3. Mar42° high24° low8 days with snow
  4. Apr46° high28° low4 days with snow
  5. May55° high34° low1 days with snow
  6. Jun63° high38° low
  7. Jul73° high44° low
  8. Aug74° high42° low
  9. Sep68° high36° low
  10. Oct55° high30° low1 days with snow
  11. Nov41° high26° low6 days with snow
  12. Dec34° high20° low10 days with snow

The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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