Diamond Lake, Oregon

how about Odell Lake
there are 2 private sites, one is the only place we have stayed. love it.
there are also federal sites, never stayed there.

donn028 - I usually add that anyone can PM or email me if they want details -- and people do.

My bad for not putting it in.

I have camped at Diamond lake probably 20 times in the forest service campground. The campground is not the best unless you get into the "E" loop as the sites are large some with waterfront. They have a midge hatch the early part of June that people think are mosquitos and freak out over them. They are obnoxious but do not bite. All of Diamond Lake's shortcomings are nullified when you get on the water and start pulling in the big rainbows. Early morning, the lake is glass, Mt. Thielsen and Mt. Baily bordering each side with Crater Lake Rim to the South and a 3 pounder on the line. Doesn't get any better!

If you do go in the summer and it is hot hike down to Crater Lake and go for a swim. Swimming out from the shore and watching the bottom drop out from beneath you and the water change color to dark blue is something you will never forget. The water is cold and the hike out is rough but it is bucket list worthy.

Thanks, everyone. Since we will be coming from the north and leaving on 138, we will try Diamond Lake Campground. Being by the lake will hopefully give Ollie, the Lab, a good place to swim. After all, a tired dog is a good dog...at least it works that way with Ollie.

We've stayed at Broken Arrow and Diamond Lake CG. Diamond Lake CG will take reservations for some of their spots. Broken Arrow is 1st come 1st served unless you're wanting a group site. Then you can reserve.
We have cruised thru the Diamond Lake RV park and it's a typical RV park. No privacy and too close together for us.
Any of those spots are great as a base camp. We've been there many times. There's some good hiking trails nearby as well as a 12 mile paved bike path that circles Diamond lake.
The mosquitos are a problem early in the season, but by mid-late august aren't much of a problem. We've been there in July and could barely get the trailer setup before we were inundated with them.
We've been there in August and saw hardly any. It helps to get a spot at Diamond Lake CG near the water. If there's some wind that keeps the skeetors away. You should be fine in Sept. It's well worth the trip. Some of the prettiest scenery around.

x2 for Stewart and Collier.
last year we stayed at Stewart, and visited Collier. great kayaking and white water at Stewart.
we went to diamond in Sept also. got there and found out they had evacuated because of the fire. had just opened it back up. only 8 campers in whole campground. did get rained on. great fishing

There are two Diamond Lake campgrounds...one is a national forest campground - 232 sites, no hookups. The other is a RV park with hookups. Both have lots of mosquitoes. :) There's also a campground right in Crater Lake park itself.

We like to stay at either Joseph M. Stewart State Rec. Area on Hwy 62 or Collier Memorial State Park on Hwy 97. They are both about the same distance from Crater Lake. A lot less mosquitoes and large, very nice sites.

We have stayed at the Forest Service Diamond campground and liked it for our trips to Crater Lake.

Then too, as Jherb states, be sure to check out the waterfalls on 138.

We stayed at Mazama Village and the sites were small and not maintained the showers were only fair would not stay there again.
One of the funniest/strange things that we saw was at Mazama Village some people in a tent site took a rice cooker into the bathroom set on the FlOOR under the sink next to a stall and plugged it in and started cooking.
Would stay at Collier Memorial State Park if we go back since it is not that far away.

We had a very good experience staying in Diamond Lake RV Park (private operation) on our visit to Crater Lake. Suited us just fine.