USDA Forest Service · Oregon
Upper Buck Creek Campground
USDA Forest Service · Oregon, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,066 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
- BUCK CR (NFSR 2804000) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Silver Lake, OR
About
US Forest Service campground. Upper Buck Creek is your destination for rustic seclusion in a high mountain setting. Located 30 minutes southwest of Silver Lake, Oregon, ponderosa, lodgepole pine trees, aspen, and willows co-exist with open meadows and marsh land. This quiet forest camp is a great place to relax, fish, walk along the creek, and enjoy nature. Upper Buck Creek features five campsites with fire rings, and one vault toilet. There are no garbage receptacles, so remember to "pack it in, pack it out." There is no potable water. Visitors need to pack plenty of water. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 24° | 7° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 39° | 25° | -3° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 45° | 26° | 14° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 51° | 29° | 8° | 73° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 62° | 37° | 26° | 82° | 6 of 11 |
| June | 72° | 43° | 29° | 88° | 3 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 51° | 39° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 50° | 40° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 73° | 43° | 31° | 90° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 63° | 36° | 27° | 75° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 46° | 31° | 8° | 62° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 24° | 1° | 55° | 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
- Lower Buck Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Silver Creek Marsh · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi · 16 sites
- Jackson Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi
- Thompson Reservoir · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi · 20 sites
- Hager Mountain Lookout · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi · 1 sites
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