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Union Creek Campground

Union Creek Campground, near Baker City, Oregon, is a fantastic spot for those looking to enjoy the great outdoors with a few modern conveniences. The campground is surrounded by the stunning Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, offering a beautiful backdrop for your camping experience.

This place has some solid amenities, including electric and water hookups, which many visitors appreciate. Campers have noted the clean facilities and friendly camp hosts, making it a welcoming environment. One reviewer mentioned, “Great camp site. Electric and water hook ups, great camp hosts, close to the water.”

With spacious sites that provide a bit of privacy, you can enjoy a peaceful stay while still being close to nature. There are plenty of hiking trails nearby, and the area is perfect for walking and exploring. As one camper put it, “Nice clean campground. Sites are spaced apart, so pretty private.”

If you're planning to visit during the summer, be aware that it can get busy, so arriving early is a good idea. Whether you're camping in a tent, RV, or cabin, Union Creek Campground is a solid choice for a memorable outdoor adventure.

Description

USDA Forest Service

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Overview

One of Eastern Oregons largest Forest Service campgrounds, Union Creek Campground is located 18 miles South of Baker City. Sitting along Phillips Reservoirs North shore, Union Creek Campground boasts many amenities including over 60 tent/trailer sites, some with full hookups. There is access to boating, mountain biking, hiking and more. This campground is part of the Union Creek Recreation Area, which includes a picnic and day-use area. Union Creek Campground is set on three loops with separate walk-in tent camping, and it has four group sites that can accommodate large groups up to 60 people. PLEASE NOTE: This Union Creek Campground is located in northeastern Oregon in the Wallowa Whitman National Forest. This is not the Union Creek Campground located in southwestern Oregon near Medford.

Recreation

The campground is near a boat launch and a small, rocky swim beach. Activities include swimming, fishing, boating, and water skiing. Anglers can fish for bass, trout and perch. There's an access point for the Phillips Lake Shoreline Trail, a scenic trail for hiking and mountain biking. This trail can be connected to make a 16 mile loop around the lake.

Natural Features

Phillips Reservoir is a popular destination within the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest because it offers scenic views of the surrounding Elkhorn Mountains. The shoreline is forested with a mix of Ponderosa pine and various firs interspersed with small grasslands. Visitors enjoy several varieties of colorful wildflowers in the spring.

Nearby Attractions

The historic gold mining town of Sumpter is about 10 miles away, West of Hwy 7. Visitors can explore the Sumpter Dredge State Heritage Park, browse the holiday weekend flea markets or take a ride on a historic steam locomotive.

Charges & Cancellations

A $10.00 service fee will apply if you change or cancel your reservation. Late cancellations are subject to additional fees. For full details see NRRS Reservation Policy

Fee Info

Payment in full will be charged to your credit card upon completion of the reservation. A $10.00 non-refundable on line reservation fee may be charged for some facilities

Reservation Info

Reservations for group campsites, full-hook-up, and other campsites can be made online at: recreation.gov

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Location

Union Creek Campground is located in Oregon

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Directions

From Baker City, Oregon, travel south on Highway 7 for about 18 miles. The campground and day-use entrance is on the left side of the road. Follow the signs in the Union Creek Recreation Area down to the various campground loops and areas.

Address

17564 Sumpter Stage Hwy
Baker city, OR 97814

Coordinates

44.4149 N
118.0107 W

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.
  • Boat-In
    Sites accessible by watercraft.

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Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Group
  • Cabins
  • Tent Cabin

Features

For Campers

  • Market
  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Firewood Available
  • Phone Service
  • Reservable
  • Drinking Water
  • Electric Hookups
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Sanitary Dump
  • Sewer Hookups
  • Water Hookups
  • 30 Amp Hookups
  • Big Rig Friendly

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28 Reviews

Reviewed Aug. 19, 2023

Union creek

Great camp site. Electric and water hook ups, great camp hosts, close to the water.

Site3
Month of VisitAugust
Reviewed Jul. 10, 2023

Big group camp sites

We’ve been here a couple of times with trailers and about 10 other families. Their groups sites are next to each other and allow big groups to stay together.

SiteGroup site , B, & C
Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2022

Clean and convenient with hookups

For us this was an overnight to have water and dump capability after nights without.  It was a very pretty campground in the trees.  The water level was VERY low in Sept 2020.  We were able to get in some good walking.  Clean campground, nice hosts, lovely area, except for the lake.  We'd stay again if in the area.

Month of VisitSeptember
Reviewed Jul. 23, 2022

Big business taking over

Once Union Creek was ran by a family and had a great restaurant called Beckie’s, Union creek resort, cabins, sledding area… but now has been bought out by bigger businesses and it’s changed. It’s a good campground in one of the prettiest forests around Oregon in my opinion but it doesn’t feel the way it once did.

Month of VisitJune
Reviewed Jul. 8, 2022

BEAUTIFUL!

Sites are not close together, facilities were clean and camp hosts super nice!

SiteC7
Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Sep. 7, 2021

Union creek CG

Nice spots, with a lot of space between sites. Camp host are very nice and friendly. Water in the lake is way down, lowest it has been in 50+ years. Water and electric price, $27.

SiteC-8
Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Rod D., September 7, 2021
  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Rod D., September 7, 2021
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2021

Large family campground in a nice Lake setting

This is a large busy Campground it fills up quickly in the summer. It's on a nice Blake however the lake levels can vary radically. There is a RV dump station here for a small fee. $5 when we were there. Boat ramp nearby. Shoreline access can multiple locations

Site47
Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Jul. 12, 2021

Union Creek Campground (south of Baker City)

Note this is NOT the southern Oregon campground near the Rogue, this is on Phillips Reservoir lake in eastern Oregon.  Nice campground, some sites with hookups.  Sites are nicely spaced and private enough, and the basic facilities are clean.  Nice atmosphere.  Minimal cell service on Verizon.  I'm giving 4 stars ONLY because with the current drought the reservoir itself was unusable, which was the main attraction for us picking it in the first place, but not a fault of the campground itself.

Reviewed Jul. 9, 2021

Beautiful Eastern Oregon Spot

Camped here on a bike trip (as with many of my other adventures). Not very dense in the green department. This was a nice departure from the campgrounds in the Oregon Cascades. A little more arid and desert-y. Some raccoons got into our panniers, though!

Smoky Bear greets you at the entrance. Don't forget to say Hi!

  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Michael , July 9, 2021
Reviewed Jun. 30, 2021

Union Creek Campground

Nice clean campground. Sites are spaced apart, so pretty private. Lots of hiking trails along creek and the rogue river. Cafe and store near by.

Sitestayed in site 85
Month of VisitJune
Reviewed Jun. 14, 2021

Unity Campground

Campground has water & power at sites in Loop B & C. Loop A also has sewer hookups. Lake was very low due to drought conditions. RV dump.

Month of VisitJune
Reviewed Sep. 10, 2020

Nice and Quiet

We went late in the year and it was very quiet. Clean, low traffic. Based on size of day use area it looks like the lake is probably busy during the summer. Nearby Sumpter is a neat little town with lots of history. Be sure to tour the Dredge.

  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Kim H., September 10, 2020
  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Kim H., September 10, 2020
  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Kim H., September 10, 2020
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2020

Union Creek Campground

May 17-26, 2019 Very nice campground. Site C6 walk-up site had electric and water. Park has dump station, Restrooms had flush toilets but no hot water and no showers. Elevation 4,097. Verizon had 2 bars 4G.  Address: 17564 Sumpter Stage Highway, Baker City Oregon 97814. Hike 16 mile trail around the lake. Legally sale cannibus in Sumpter - 10 miles from the park. Enjoyed D&J Taco Shop restaurant downtown. No sales tax in Oregon.

SiteC6
Month of VisitMay
  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Annell N., August 22, 2020
  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Annell N., August 22, 2020
  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Annell N., August 22, 2020
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Reviewed Aug. 10, 2020

Gotta Love Southern Oregon

Took a day trip up here a couple years ago during the winter. Absolutely beautiful with the creek and snow. Just a short drive from Medford. Be sure and stop at Mac’s diner in Shady Cove. Great food right on the bank of the Rogue River...

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  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Larry  L., August 10, 2020
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Reviewed Aug. 5, 2020

Nice roomy sites with partial hook ups

After dry camping for 3 days, we needed a hook up site but prefer campgrounds to RV parks.  This campground fit the bill with a water and elec hook up.  We made reservations about 2 weeks in advance.  

The campground is on Lake Phillips but you can’t see the lake from most sites.  The water level was pretty low when we visited.  The camp host was nice enough to deliver ice to our site since the concession area was closed due to Covid.  We spent our days hiking on some great trails nearby and our friends kayaked on the lake and visited the historic town of Sumpter.  Some sites are pretty exposed and hot if it’s sunny.

SiteB7
Month of VisitJuly
Reviewed Sep. 23, 2019

Enjoyed the quiet night

Enjoyed a last sunny weekend home at this campground. I am a tent camper and enjoyed the weekend. Quite and clean. Alot of spaces for larger groups and elbow room between most spaces.

  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Scott L., September 23, 2019
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2019

Large campground with creekside sites

Loved the campground. Little spendy @ 22 a night & 10 a night for extra vehicle, but the bathrooms were super clean and not fly infested for vault toilets. Lots of sites are creekside, ours was one. Tons of exploring opportunities. Sites vary in size from single small tent sites to large/ group size sites. Upper Rogue River Trail is right by the campground. Short walk to Union Creek store, cafe, and ice cream shop.

Site#91
Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Rebecca W., August 29, 2019
  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Rebecca W., August 29, 2019
Reviewed Jul. 24, 2019

Large spots

Nice and secluded we fit lots of people here had water.

  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Easton S., July 24, 2019
Reviewed Jun. 5, 2019

Open and quiet

This campground is about 20 miles southwest of Baker Or. Hundreds of miles from Crator Lake or Prospect that the other reviews said were close...must be another Union Creek Campground over there.

Excellent campground. About 50/50 reservable vs first come first serve. Good space between sites. Elec and water hookups...a few have full hookups. Dump on site. Cell service and over the air TV....surprisingly.  Some sites have lake (reservoir) view. Mixed shade sites.

We intended to stay 2 nights but stayed 4 because of great weather and campground.

SiteB15
Month of VisitJune
Reviewed May. 28, 2019

Perfect spot!

Loved this campground. Tons of spots to choose from. We got spots 46 and 47 no other campers by use tons of room to park our camper. Also bathroom was across the road from our spot. We were 30 mins from crater lake 11 miles from the town of prospect. Definitely will be coming back!

  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Devonna W., May 28, 2019
  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Devonna W., May 28, 2019
Reviewed Oct. 1, 2018

Nice campground near Crater Lake

Nice campground on the Upper Rouge River at the base of Crater Lake. Some sites on the outer loop don't look that great but the sites by the river and creek are pretty good. Running water at some sites but not others, so you may have other campers coming to your site to get water if you have a water site. Nice river attractions nearby upriver and downriver. Good variety of site sizes.

Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Kelly W., October 1, 2018
Reviewed Sep. 9, 2018

Recommended. RV/Boat Focused, but good tent sites.

Strolled in on a Thursday eve and got a tent site w/o issue. Amenities as listed are accurate: flush toilets, drinking water, no showers. Water level in reservoir was very low (early-Sept.) We had no mosquitos - mega bonus.

  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Boondocks H., September 9, 2018
  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Boondocks H., September 9, 2018
  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Boondocks H., September 9, 2018
Reviewed Jul. 24, 2018

Beautiful sites along the river

This is a beautiful, clean campground. Tons of undergrowth which makes for very private spots. Spots along Union Creek are great, spots on the river are great, even the spots in the open aren’t bad amongst the towering trees. No showers or sinks, be ready for that.

Site79
Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Chantelle M., July 24, 2018
  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Chantelle M., July 24, 2018
  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Chantelle M., July 24, 2018
Reviewed May. 2, 2018

Beautiful

Specious spots, beautiful in the fall. Awesome little waterfall.

Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Kelli D., May 2, 2018
  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Kelli D., May 2, 2018
Reviewed Oct. 1, 2017

Easy hikes

Lots of really good hikes, waterfalls, but cold water if you want to swim.

Site17
Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Darin D., October 1, 2017
  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Darin D., October 1, 2017
  • Review photo of Union Creek Campground by Darin D., October 1, 2017
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Reviewed Sep. 19, 2017

Great Campground!

Our one-night stay at Union Creek Campground was very pleasant! The sites were perfectly spaced out, the restrooms were clean, and the scenery was beautiful!

Month of VisitSeptember

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How much does it cost to camp at Union Creek Campground?

    Camping at Union Creek Campground can cost between $40.00 and $46.00 depending on the site.

  • Does Union Creek Campground have RV hookups?

    According to TheDyrt.com, Union Creek Campground has 30 amp electric hookups, water hookups and sewer hookups.

  • What is the max vehicle length at Union Creek Campground?

    Union Creek Campground allows vehicles up to 60 feet.

  • Are fires allowed at Union Creek Campground?

    Yes, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, fires are allowed at Union Creek Campground, although make sure to check current fire restrictions in the area.

  • Does Union Creek Campground have wifi?

    No, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, Union Creek Campground does not have wifi.

  • How hard is it to get a campsite at Union Creek Campground?

    Some campers book as far as 6 months in advance, so on high-demand weekends it can be very difficult to get a campsite at Union Creek Campground. If you want to get a last-minute campsite at Union Creek Campground, try setting up a text message Alert atTheDyrt.com/alerts

  • Why is it so hard to get a campsite at Union Creek Campground?

    There are 59 campsites at Union Creek Campground and over 80 million Americans who camp! Try snagging a cancellation by setting up a text message Alert atTheDyrt.com/alerts