page_title: Suttle Lake (Oregon)
section_title: Human development
hierarchical_section_title: Suttle Lake (Oregon) / Human development
caption_attribution_description: English: Blue Bay Campground at Suttle Lake in the Deschutes National Forest of Oregon
context_page_description: Suttle Lake is a natural lake near the crest of the Cascade Range in central Oregon, United States, covering 253 acres. It was named in honor of John Settle, whose name was misspelled when the lake was officially recorded as a geographic feature. Today, the lake is located within the Deschutes National Forest and serves as one of central Oregon's most popular outdoor recreation sites, with three large campgrounds and two day-use areas along the south shore of the lake. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife regularly stocks the lake with rainbow trout.
context_section_description: The Forest Service has been actively managing the area around Suttle Lake since the 1920s, when the first special use permits were issued.  Over the years, the Forest Service has developed three campgrounds and two day-use areas along the lake shore.  All of the campgrounds are located along the south shore of the lake and provide a wide range of camping facilities including camp sites, picnic tables, fire rings, recreational vehicle hook-ups, potable water, restrooms, boat ramps, and fish cleaning stations.  The day-use areas have picnic tables, potable water, and restrooms.
  Over the years, a series of lodges were built at the lake.  The first lodge was constructed in the early 1920s.  The second was built in 1931, and a third in 1941.  All three lodges were destroyed by fires.  The 1941 lodge was renovated in 1974; however, before the remodeled facility re-opened a fire burned the building to the ground.  The current lodge, known as The Lodge at Suttle Lake, is located at the east end of the lake, just north of the Lake Creek outlet.  It is a 10,000 square feet (930 m²) resort facility built in the Cascadian rustic style.  The lodge has ten guest rooms with fireplaces and lake or forest views.  The resort also has six cabins including one that was once a Forest Service guard station.
  The first summer camp at Suttle Lake was opened in 1921.  By the 1940s, the camp was hosting as many as 300 people.  To accommodate the campers, Pioneer Lodge was built in 1947.  The lodge was located at the east end of the lake south of the Lake Creek outlet.  The facility included a large dining hall, meeting rooms, and dormitory space.  Twenty cabins were also built at the site.  Wesley Meadow Lodge was built in 1981 and a residence for the camp director was added in 1991.  Today, Suttle Lake Camp operates year-around, offering 30 Christian education programs.
caption: Blue Bay camp site overlooking Suttle Lake
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