USDA Forest Service · Oregon
Hurricane Creek Campground
USDA Forest Service · Oregon, United States
- Sites
- 12
- Hookups
- 12 no hookups
- Season
- May 5 to October 9
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,646 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- NFSR 8205100 · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Lake
- Wallowa Whitman National Forest
- Nearest town
- Joseph
- Address
- 201 E. 2nd Street, Joseph, OR, 97846
- Activities
- Backpacking, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Photography, Water Access, Wilderness
About
Overview
South of Joseph, Oregon, located along beautiful Hurricane Creek, Hurricane Creek campground provides 12 campsites, three of which are accessible for people with disabilities. The campsites include 4 tent or small trailer sites and 8 tent only sites.
The access road to this campground is rough and is not recommended for low clearance RVs or trailers.
Season of use is typically June through September.
Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.
Facilities
This campground provides 12 sites, all of which have picnic tables, fire rings and parking spaces. 3 of the campsites are accessible for people with disabilities.
Fees
Overnight Use: Single Site: $10/night.
Interagency Senior/Access Recreation Passes provide a 50% discount to Single Campsites ONLY. The discount applies only to the fee for the campsite physically occupied by the pass holder, not to any additional fee or campsite(s) occupied by members of the pass holder's party. https://store.usgs.gov/recreational-passes Please be prepared to pay with CASH or CHECK.
Single unit campsites = $10.00/night; fee station available at the campground.
A self service pay station is located at the site.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 24° | 2° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 23° | -2° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 29° | 16° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 31° | 19° | 67° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 54° | 40° | 29° | 77° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 69° | 48° | 35° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 82° | 60° | 43° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 60° | 49° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 70° | 50° | 40° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 40° | 20° | 74° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 44° | 33° | 8° | 62° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 21° | 6° | 47° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Walla Walla Forest Camp · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 4 sites
- Irondyke Forest Camp · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi · 5 sites
- Williamson Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi · 9 sites
- Wallowa Lake State Park · Oregon State Parks · 6 mi · 197 sites
- Canyon Forest Camp · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi · 3 sites
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