“Set on the northern shore of Phillips Lake”
Overview One of Eastern Oregon’s largest Forest Service campgrounds, Union Creek Campground is a recreationalists’ heaven. Sitting along Phillips Reservoir’s 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 peopleRecreation 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.Facilities The parking spurs are paved and gravel and large enough for any size RV. Several sites offer full hookups, and some others offer water and electric. Units are equipped with picnic tables and grills. Drinking water and flush toilets are available. Some of the facilities are handicap-accessible.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
Reviews of Union Creek Campground
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Very well designed, spread out CG clearly intended to handle many more campers, picnickers, and boaters than we saw at the beginning of September. Lake was quite low so that probably explains why it was so quiet. We stayed on C loop… just electric and water for $17 which reflects America the Beautiful pass discount. Paved ADA site. Not flat but workable and very nice. Lakeside trail was paved at one point, but had seen better days. Lovely views!
Nightly Rate: $34.00
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Nicely situated on the north side of Phillips Lake. Full hookups with sewer are $22. Tent area sites are $12, others are $20 with full hookups. Flush Toilets, sinks with running water. Dump Station and water available. Most occupants were large rigs. While it looked perfectly fine, this place just didn;t speak to us so we kept on driving.
Nightly Rate: $20.00
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RV Length: 23 ft
RV Type: Travel Trailer
We stayed at this campground for the eclipse. We arrived on the Sunday before and got one of several available first come, first served sites. The sites on the A loop have full hookups, B has Electric and Water and C has Electric only. There is also a tent area. The bathrooms are decent, but no showers. Our site was wide and long and amazing. The cell service at loop A was frustratingly slow with only 3G service, but at the boat ramp by the lake and on the lake we had a good LTE signal. This is a five star place, but with only 30amps, when we need 50amp service, we took away one star.
Nightly Rate: $15.00
Days Stayed: 9
Site Number: A23
RV Length: 22 ft
RV Type: Class B
This is a Forest Service campground with hookups. The A loop has full hookups. The B and C loops have electric and water. We stayed on a weekday night in September and the park was approximately 70% full. There is a trail along the reservoir that makes for a nice walk.
Restrooms were clean but no showers. Most sites are in the pine trees. We stayed in C-15 which was open and we were able to get satellite tv reception. A few sites have a view of the reservoir. If you drive a mile down the road towards Baker City, there are scenic pull off spots along the Powder River and a paved trail suitable for bikes. Rate reflects senior discount.
Nightly Rate: $13.00
Days Stayed: 1
Site Number: C-15
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Verizon 4G
This was a mediocre campground that has clearly seen better days. On the plus side, the sites were well-spaced apart, it was clean, and it was very peaceful. My $12/night rate was for water/electric hookups with the interagency senior pass.
I stayed here to visit the Sumpter Valley Dredge and the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. I would like to have ridden the Sumpter Valley Railroad, but it only runs once every two weeks.
Verizon 4G was 2 bars, -112 dB, 3 Mbps down and 0.3 up.
Nightly Rate: $12.00
Days Stayed: 4
Site Number: B6
RV Length: 21 ft
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Verizon 4G
Union Creek offers full hook-ups in A-loop ($32) and water/30 amp electric in B & C- loops ($20). There is a dump station, so the upcharge for full hookups seemed a bit excessive. Sites were nicely spaced and most had shade from the mature pines. There are bathrooms, but no showers.
The lake was very low when we visited so a bit mucky around the edges and the boat ramp had already been pulled. The campground was only about 30% full mid-week in early September, so it was very peaceful and quiet. Rog enjoyed the mountain biking trails and did the loop around Philips Reservoir (Southshore and Northshore trails). Lakeside trail for walking offered lovely sunset views.
We had 2 bars of Verizon 4G.
Nightly Rate: $20.00
Days Stayed: 2
Site Number: C-9
RV Length: 33 ft
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Verizon 4G
We got here on a Thursday in late September 2020, hoping to score a site. We lad lots to choose from, and picked B1.…in part because the water and electric sites were $20/night ($10 for us seniors), got more sun 🌞, and got a better cell signal with Verizon (no booster).
We were astonished to find a USFS campground, with water and electric, not to mention clean flush toilets.
The lake was way down, probably is that way every fall...helps keep the crowds down. We did enjoy hiking the trail that surrounds the lake.
It was a good base camp to explore the area; the Sumpter Valley Railroad, the Sumpter Valley Dredge state park, and the isolated village of Granite.
Nightly Rate: $10.00
Days Stayed: 3
Site Number: B1
RV Length: 17 ft
RV Type: Travel Trailer
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Verizon 4G
The campground is a 20-30 year old ponderosa pine forest that appears to recently have suffered a fire that swept through rather quickly, by the looks of the trees. The sites were very spacious. This place was so quiet, the air so fresh and filled with ozone and then... thunder! Definitely would stay here again.
Nightly Rate: $13.00
Days Stayed: 2
Site Number: c17
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
Reading some old reviews of this beautiful campground. So much has changed since 2016, esp. the price! Full hookup sites in A Loop are $40/nightly without senior discount. Dump station fee is still $10 and extra vehicle $6 without the discount. We were in B loop (elec/water) 2 weeks ago on a Sat/Sun and the campground was fairly empty. Burn ban on so no campfires allowed, and the lake/reservoir has dropped about 50 feet, at least. The boat ramp was pulled. Very quiet here, friendly hosts who like to knock on your door.
Nightly Rate: $20.00
Days Stayed: 10
Site Number: A7
RV Length: 28 ft
RV Type: Travel Trailer
Did not stay here but it does have $10 dump station. No drinking water at station. But if you need to fill water jug there is water in the picnic area.
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