Hosmer Lake
- Moderate
- difficulty
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Hosmer Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Deschutes National Forest. It doesn't name Hosmer 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.
Hosmer Lake is a 252-acre lake in Oregon, set within the Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest. The Forest Service manages the surrounding land, and the lake sits about 0.4 miles from several campgrounds, including Mallard Marsh Campground and South (Hosmer Lake). Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Wickiup Dam show July highs around 83°F with lows near 47°F and only about three wet days in the month. That station sits roughly 600 feet lower than the lake, so temperatures at the lake run a little cooler. Several other spots are close by. Quinn Creek is a hike about 0.7 miles away, and Little Fawn Campground is about 0.8 miles off. Elk Lake and Six Lakes are both within about 1.5 miles.
Local outfitters
- Griff Marshall Outdoors24 mi away
- Ouzel Outfitters24 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Mallard Marsh CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.4 mi- Mallard Marsh (hosmer Lake)Camping0.4 mi
- South (Hosmer Lake)Camping0.4 mi
QUINN CREEKHikingPhoto: David Doan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.7 mi
Little Fawn CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.8 mi- Elk LakeHikingPhoto: David Doan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.8 mi
- Six LakesHikingPhoto: David Doan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.5 mi
Horse Lake Trail #2HikingPhoto: maprik, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Sparks LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Crane Prairie ReservoirLake fishing · ~22 min drive
- Little Lava LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Suttle LakeLake fishing · ~54 min drive
- Dumbbell LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Odell LakeLake fishing · ~50 min drive
- Mile LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Merrill LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Nash LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Long LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
Best time to visit Hosmer 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, 20.2 mi away at 4,358 ft. The station sits about 600 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.
