South Diamond Sno Park | Wild Camping

October 21st, 2023 by kendraremsen

All of the established campgrounds in the area are closed for the season so this site seems to be the only option for camping this time of year. It’s great! Like others have said, the layout is just like a campground - we found a great little pull through spot in the trees that is secluded from the others camping here. Level ground, lots of space, just be sure not to miss the left turn into the park or you’ll get stuck down the narrow logging road.

September 21st, 2023 by ohartviksen

Definitely have to check more snow parks! Lots of spaces. It’s not a big parking lot. More like a campground. Probably 6-8 rigs when we came in and more after. Level spots. Like a campground without fire pits or tables. Perfect after visiting Crater Lake. Decent cell.

September 9th, 2023 by abbeystores

I didn’t have service so I couldn’t use the coordinates, so I’m not sure I was in the exact area but I made it work. Lots of turns but it was a quiet and very spacious!

August 27th, 2023 by eliedevalence

Huge place with tons of spots. Quiet. Very close to Crater lake north entrance. Almost empty when we stayed there late August and no mosquitos.

August 25th, 2023 by shaderfx

Really nice and quiet. Big spaces. Enjoyed the night here

July 11th, 2023 by Project Soul Quest (Tori and Dylan)

Great place to spend the night, super convenient location near Crater Lake and nearby hikes! Very accessible for all vehicles, like all of the other snow parks. Not paved

October 16th, 2022 by dyldot99

Great place and out of sight of the main road. Heaps of space. Fire pits around, please check no fire bans in place before lighting. Pretty clean too, please keep it that way fellow travellers!

October 4th, 2022 by Nomad N Rad

Great spot! I was picturing a paved parking lot but it’s not that at all. Lots of trees and privacy. Open areas if you want sun and closed areas if you want privacy.
No facilities so pack out what you pack in. It is very clean now so let’s keep it that way!

July 23rd, 2022 by hbuth21

Spent two nights here and it was wonderful. Many flat spots and many people but no one was a bother. Pretty buggy and definitely mosquitos at night. Super close to Diamond Lake which was lovely as well. Hardly any Verizon service.

June 14th, 2022 by mrudoma

as described very large network of flat spots, showed up in dark no problem finding a spot, quiet at night, intermittent truck noise, adequate ATT service 2 bars

April 28th, 2022 by gots

Not yet accessible, one meter of snow is still covering the entire area

August 29th, 2021 by The Nomadic Experience

Lots of easy & level spots to camp. Verizon service was good. Mosquitos weren’t bad when I was there. Conveniently close to crater lake N.P.

August 14th, 2021 by hollsmercedes

We didn’t stay at this exact spot, but in the general area. This was a great place to stay with tons of spots to pull off and find some privacy. Quiet (could hear a little road noise if you park close enough but it wasn’t bad at all). Smooth, gravel road and room for whatever you’re traveling in depending on where you park. We are in our Ford Ranger, but there were plenty of places for big rigs, too. Spotty service for Verizon. The pit toilet was older but was nice (for a pit toilet), had toilet paper, and not smelly. We didn’t really have any mosquitoes; probably depends on what time of year and what the climate is like. It’s been really dry and hot so that could be why we didn’t notice any. Not far from the main road or the Diamond Lake Campground to fill up our 7gal water container. No one bothered us at all.
Pack in, pack out because there are no trash cans.

July 4th, 2021 by courtneyb0406

Tons and tons of places to camp. Lots of flat areas that are separated by trees so you have privacy and shade. 20 minute drive from here to the rim of crater lake. Very spotty cell service with AT&T. Mosquitos are constant but especially at dusk. Worth it for free camping so close to CRATER. Also a bit dusty from the dirt roads. We drove over to Broken Arrow campground and used the showers there and let our dogs swim in the lake (5min drive)

May 13th, 2021 by barbfox55

Great spot with lots of pull outs. Camping in Oregon Sno-Parks is free of charge May through October according to the US Dept. Of Interior

February 13th, 2021 by cyrushuynh

Stayed for the night. Plenty of space with a couple of trucks and RVs who are basecamping for snowmobile riding. I was concerned because the other post said something about permits but no one bothered me and the locals who are there for snowmobiles didn’t say anything about it either. Woke up to snow cover but got out just fine in the morning. Had one bar of LTE for T-Mobile, enough for txt and internet.

March 14th, 2020 by drminah

Such a nice spot and quiet. Beautiful in the snow. Close to the resort to get food.

August 31st, 2019 by mac-tom

Quiet place as described. In this big area is place for everyone. Stand here for 2 days without problems.

August 11th, 2019 by dads

Quiet, empty woodchip lot. Big mosquitoes. Driving 40ft DP and toad.

July 7th, 2019 by instagram.com/Our_Van_Moby

I've never encountered mosquitos this bad. Don't leave your rig, not even to use the bathroom. Must be the season, as we were also chased out of crater lake that evening. Plenty of spots to camp any size rig and quiet, but I won't be going back if I can help it.

June 29th, 2019 by lenezdehors.com

You need a permit November at April. During the summer it have lot of mosquitoes, but it’s free. It have a lot flat site, very quiet and 5 min to North entree of crater lake. We stayed 4 nights.