Little Lava Lake
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Little Lava Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Deschutes National Forest. It doesn't name Little Lava Lake, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).
West Bend Area Trail Closures
Agency closure covering Deschutes National Forest · USFS · Deschutes National Forest
West Bend IRSC- Area, Road and Trail Closure
Agency closure covering Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District · Order 06-01-01-26-03 · USFS · Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District
Cabin Butte Area Closure
Agency closure covering Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District · Order 06-01-01-26-01 · USFS · Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District
Camping & Campfire Restrictions Forest Order
Agency alert covering Deschutes National Forest · Order 06-01-26-01 · USFS · Deschutes National Forest
Cave Resource Protection Forest Order
Agency alert covering Deschutes National Forest · Order 06-01-26-02 · USFS · Deschutes National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Deschutes National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Little Lava Lake is a 112-acre lake near Bend, Oregon, at about 4,743 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Fly and Field Outfitters24 mi away
- River Borne Outfitters24 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Metolius-Windigo TrailHikingPhoto: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)0.4 mi- Lava Lake Boating SiteBoat launch0.5 mi
Lava Lake CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.6 mi
Blue LagoonHikingPhoto: sandyriverfisher, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.1 mi- Hosmer Lake Boating SiteBoat launch3.7 mi
- South (Hosmer Lake)Camping3.8 mi
Mount BachelorSummitPhoto: DimiTalen, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.8 mi- Egan ConeSummit7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Hosmer LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Dumbbell LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Crane Prairie ReservoirLake fishing · ~16 min drive
- Sparks LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Suttle LakeLake fishing · ~1h drive
- Merrill LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Odell LakeLake fishing · ~45 min drive
- Snowshoe LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Teddy LakesLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Long LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
Best time to visit Little Lava Lake
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
40° / 21°
13 wet
Feb
43° / 22°
11 wet
Mar
48° / 26°
12 wet
Apr
54° / 30°
10 wet
May
63° / 36°
9 wet
Jun
71° / 42°
6 wet
Jul
83° / 47°
3 wet
Aug
82° / 46°
3 wet
Sep
75° / 38°
4 wet
Oct
62° / 31°
8 wet
Nov
46° / 26°
11 wet
Dec
38° / 21°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wickiup Dam, OR, 16.2 mi away at 4,358 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
