Directions: Take a right onto Dollarhide road right out of Mitchell, onto Upper Bridge Creek road, then Badger Creek Road, take a left onto Summit Rd. (NF 2630) and the 1st right onto Scott Camp Rd., turn right onto NF 3010.
Open: Thursday before Memorial Day through Mid-October.
Rate: $13/night.
Spaces: total 29 of which 8 can be used by RV’s or tents.
Amenities: Restrooms. No hook up’s or waste station.
Description: Walton Lake Campground may be the best-known location in the Ochoco National Forest, offering a serene setting among old-growth Ponderosa pine and mountain meadows at 5,200 feet elevation. Most sites offer sweeping lake views. The campground stretches all around the lake with sites tucked in under the shady canopy of the forest. Most of the tent sites are walk-in and located on the Lake’s north shore and all have picnic tables and fire pits. The walk-in tent sites are situated along the shoreline. Walton Lake is a blue sparkling jewel hidden within the dense forest. A small dam impounds spring-fed water that seeps from surrounding sloped meadows. Aspen and tall willows add habitat diversity to make this place especially attractive to wildlife. This is a place to find white-headed woodpecker, belted kingfisher, spotted sandpiper, cinnamon teal, American coot, Steller’s jay, yellow-headed blackbird and Brewer’s blackbird.
Recreation: Swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, wildlife observation
Visitors can choose to spend their vacation relaxing by fishing on the shore of Walton Lake, or swimming and paddling in the water. There is a swimming beach, fishing pier and boat ramp, and the lake is stocked with rainbow trout and catfish. There are also many trails nearby for those who would like to explore on foot or mountain bike. This includes the 7.5-mile multi-use Round Mountain Trail as well as the 1-mile Walton Lake Trail, which offers many scenic views around the lake.