Lake Simtustus RV Park & Fish Camp

Central Oregon Vacation RV Park
 Over 300 Sunny Days A Year, Some Of The Best Trout And Kokanee Fishing In The Northwest, Breathtaking Views And RV Sites Right On The Lake.
Lake front sites make Lake Simtustus Central Oregon RV Park the most popular vacation destination in Oregon.
 

 

Ron & Sharon Warner were fishing in their pontoon boat and caught this 22" Rainbow Trout at lake Simtustus on Opening Day of fishing season. They kept it in the livewell and released it at the RV Park. CLICK HERE to see more photos of this fish.
 

Johnathan with his catch, an 18 1/2" Rainbow trout and again with some nice Smallmouth Bass. He caught the Rainbow Trout fishing from the shore right out in front of our RV Park and he also caught the Bass from the shore in the RV Park.

Sam Templin caught this big Bull Trout
just after opening week.
 

Dan MacNeil with a 25 1/2" 5 lb. Bull Trout that he caught right in front of the Park. Dan held it up for a quick photo and immediately released It so it's likely still there now! Bull Trout at Lake Simtustus must be released if they are under 24" in length.
LAKE SIMTUSTUS

FISHING CATCHES

Everybody is happy,
photos below from 2011

Photo above was taken 6-22-2011. This picture was taken this AM. There were four on
the boat. And these were the keepers. They were using Red wedding rings and worms.

Doug Hill, Friday 5/27/2011 caught 3 Rainbow Trout in 15 Min. Average sizes 13".
They were trolling 1 1/2 oz fender/wedding ring in green.
LAKE SIMTUSTUS
SQUAWFISH DERBY!

Here are the winners of our Fathers Day Squaw Fishing Derby. Carol Carlin won $50 for the most fish (and retains the trophy for the 3rd year) and Jasmine Carlin (7 yrs) won $50 for the largest. 22 1/2". All other participates received free ice cream.

LAKE SIMTUSTUS FISHING DERBY!

The 1st Annual Lake Simtustus Fishing Derby
was held and the winner was .....
 
 
Travis McNaughton
Travis caught the biggest fish and won cash and got his name on the trophy. It was a great event and all who participated had a great time. The turnout was smaller than we had hoped but I guess that's because lake Simtustus is still "Oregon's Best kept Secrets!" Make your plans to join us next year for the 2nd annual derby. You can CALL NOW 541-475-1085 to reserve space.
 

This young lady holds limits of Rainbow Trout & Steelhead that her party caught June 19th. I saw one group after another come to the docks all day every day I was there (Wed. thru Sun Jun - 22) with limits of Trout and Kokanee. One of the larger fish was an 8 lb. Brown Trout caught by Mike Miller.
     -Dan MacNeil editor NWGR
SMALLMOUTH BASS

Youngster catches large Bass fishing from
the shore right in front of the campground
 
 

12 year old Mikey caught this 17" 2 lb. 6 oz. Smallmouth Bass right in front of the Lake Simtustus RV Park & Fish Camp fishing from the shore. This was not a "lucky catch" by any means. Mikey visits the RV Park often and is an avid angler. He is known to fish from early AM to evening darkness. I had the pleasure of meeting him on my last trip to the lake and found him to be a very serious about his fishing. I showed him a box of about 100+ of my lures and he could name most of them and also speak to the characteristics of them all. If you make it to Lake Simtustus RV park & Fish Camp and want to know how to catch Trout, Kokanee, Bass or squaw fish from the shore right in front of your RV or even from a boat, look for this young lad and ask him for his secrets and it will be time well spent.
     -Dan MacNeil editor NWGR
 

We've Added Some Videos!


 

 We've added some great videos. Click on the preview above to see some of our RV spaces or CLICK HERE to visit our Interactive map page to see more videos.

We are your new owners, operators and hosts. We are Debi & Carl Johnson. We can't wait to meet more new friends this upcoming year so you're all welcome to stop by and say hi. You'll be glad when you see what we're doing here.
Enjoy beautiful wildlife, high desert vistas, fresh air, peace and quiet, and only a 20 minute drive to Madras.

LOOK WHAT'S NEW!
We now have a trailer that we rent.
CLICK HERE for more photos and
all the pricing & details.

     What a great place to call a vacation home. Set-up in your favorite site, or store your RV and boat, and save on those extra miles.
For those of you that are full time RVers, resort living at our lake is a wonderful experience. Fishing, shopping 10 minutes away, laundry facilities, and discount rates in the winter months.

     Each level has a golf cart to share for shuttling between levels. The 4th of July is a special time here at Lake Simtustus RV Park and we dress up the carts for a special parade. Join us next year and join in all the fun. There is more than just fishing to do here and we try to make sure that there is always lots of fun and relaxation available here.

FUN FOR ALL!
 This is the Lance Camper group. They have been coming to Lake Simtustus for a long time now.
The entire group comes in June and most of them stays for the week. 

Lake Simtustus RV Park is the The Only Full Hookup RV Park on the Lake

Lake Front RV Park
Central Oregon RV Parks and resorts offer great camping right on the lake. When you choose a camping destination in Central Oregon choose an RV park that has full lake view spots, full hook-ups and lake front RV Sites. The Lake Simtustus RV Resort is located in Central Oregon just a short drive from Portland, Oregon and in the middle of some of the most beautiful country and weather you'll find anywhere in the country. Fishing is great, sightseeing and relaxing are super and the new campground hosts are the friendliest you'll find anywhere.

Jeff Moore of Portland, Oregon (photo on right) comes to Lake Simtustus RV to catch trophy trout. Jeff is known at many lakes in central Oregon but he says he likes the fishing and RV park at Lake Simtustus better than any other in Central Oregon.

NEW DOCKS!

     We have all brand new docks and you will have to see them to believe it. They are the best most stable state of the art dock systems you'll see anyplace and they were installed by the great folks at Northwest Docks

     As a matter of fact we are changing and improving a lot of things around here. We are always fixin' and cleanin' and rakin' and shakin' and bakin' to get everything ready for another year.


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Lake Simtustus RV Park & Fish Camp
Debi & Carl Johnson
PO Box 70 - Madras, OR 97741
lakesimtustus@wildblue.net     -     541-475-1085

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