USDA Forest Service · Oregon
Buck Creek Forest Camp
USDA Forest Service · Oregon, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $10 per night Day Use: $5 per vehicle per day $30 per annual
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,525 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 7787151 · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Nearest town
- La Grande, Oregon (34 miles); Union, Oregon (15 miles)
About
US Forest Service campground. Located on the western side of the Eagle Cap Wilderness and very close to the wilderness boundary, the Buck Creek Campground/Trailhead was built to meet the needs of both wilderness trail users and overnight campers. After crossing the Buck Creek Bridge off the North Fork Catherine Creek Road, the narrow dirt road travels through isolated forest and towering rock cliffs to the combination campground and trailhead. The area is also very popular for mushrooming in the spring and berry picking in the fall. In the late summer and fall, big game hunters use the site for day and extended overnight hunting trips. Pack out what you pack in. 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 | 29° | 18° | -4° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 30° | 18° | -9° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 22° | 6° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 41° | 26° | 12° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 52° | 34° | 23° | 74° | 9 of 11 |
| June | 65° | 42° | 31° | 79° | 3 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 52° | 40° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 52° | 42° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 66° | 45° | 34° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 53° | 35° | 22° | 68° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 28° | 6° | 53° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 28° | 17° | 2° | 42° | 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
- North Fork Catherine Creek Group Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 1 sites
- North Fork Catherine Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Catherine Creek State Park · Oregon State Parks · 8 mi · 20 sites
- Two Color Guard Station · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi · 1 sites
- Two Color Campground · USDA Forest Service · 10 mi · 9 sites
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