USDA Forest Service · Oregon
Fish Lake Campground
USDA Forest Service · Oregon, United States
- Sites
- 21
- Hookups
- 21 no hookups
- Season
- June 12 to September 30
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,696 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
- FISH LAKE CG (NFSR 6600400) · improved native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Wallowa Whitman National Forest
- Nearest town
- Baker City
- Address
- Whitman Ranger District, Baker City, OR, 97814
- Activities
- Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Photography, Water Access, Wildlife Viewing
About
Overview
Fish Lake Campground is located adjacent to the picturesque Fish Lake in the Wallowa Mountains. As a high elevation campground, visitors enjoy fishing, boating, and hiking at the nearby wilderness and non-wilderness trailheads.
Six of the 21 tent/trailers sites have been constructed to accommodate persons with disabilities, and 6 sites on the upper loop are available for RV's longer than 20 feet.
Primary Use Season is June to September
Quiet hours are 10pm to 6 am.
Considerations: Mosquitos! Dropping water levels in late summer!
Facilities
Fish Lake Campground has 21 tent/trailer sites, each with a picnic table, fire ring and parking area.
Fees
Overnight Use: Single Site: $15/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 = $15.00/night.
A self-service fee station is located at the campground.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 13° | -8° | 34° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 25° | 14° | -14° | 34° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 33° | 19° | 2° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 37° | 22° | 11° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 49° | 29° | 19° | 70° | 10 of 11 |
| June | 63° | 38° | 26° | 75° | 7 of 11 |
| July | 77° | 48° | 33° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 48° | 39° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 63° | 41° | 30° | 76° | 2 of 11 |
| October | 49° | 31° | 20° | 64° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 34° | 22° | 1° | 49° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 24° | 14° | -4° | 35° | 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
- Twin Lakes Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Indian Crossing Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi · 10 sites
- Hidden Campground · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi
- Lick Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi · 9 sites
- Lake Fork Campground · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi · 10 sites
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