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Soda Creek

Soda CreekPhoto: Bonnie Moreland (free images) — Public Domain Mark 1.0 (via Flickr)
May–Sep
best months

Caution today

Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 6 h ago

Is Soda Creek open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Deschutes National Forest. It doesn't name Soda Creek, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Deschutes National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

  • At 5,442 ft
  • Bend/Fort Rock Ranger DistrictDeschutes National Forest

Soda Creek is a Forest Service campground in the Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District of Oregon's Deschutes National Forest. It sits in the high desert country of central Oregon, about 18 miles from Sunriver, and is managed by the Forest Service. The site is simple, with vault toilets as the only listed amenity. A fee is charged for stays. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the Sunriver weather station, about 18 miles away, show July highs around 84°F with lows near 41°F, while winter highs there stay in the 30s and 40s. Several trails start close by. Green Lakes Trail #17 is about half a mile away, and Sparks Lake and the Ray Atkeson Memorial are each roughly a mile off. For more camping, Elk Lake Campground is about 5 miles away.

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    Soda Creek

    Campground

    Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Clearing Rock Bar

    Pub

    On your way back · 3 mi
  • If it rains

    Clearwater Gallery

    Gallery

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  • Best time to go · May–Sep

    Best time to visit Soda Creek

    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.

    1. Jan

      40° / 20°

    2. Feb

      43° / 21°

    3. Mar

      50° / 24°

    4. Apr

      57° / 25°

    5. May

      65° / 33°

    6. Jun

      72° / 37°

    7. Jul

      84° / 41°

    8. Aug

      83° / 40°

    9. Sep

      76° / 34°

    10. Oct

      62° / 28°

    11. Nov

      46° / 24°

    12. Dec

      37° / 19°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sunriver, OR, 18.2 mi away at 4,180 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Facts about this campground

Rules & access

Fee
Yes

Source: USDA Forest Service recreation sites (EDW)

Soda Creek

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