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Union Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 42.91027, -122.45009
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Union Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,292 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Union Creek CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Union Creek Campground · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery0 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- WWater15 mi
- DDump15 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- MMechanic27 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- HHardware28 mi
- +Urgent care38 mi
- OOutfitter41 mi
- PPropane43 mi
- AAir-up43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 0 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Union Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,292 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
42.91027, -122.45009
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Union Creek Campground · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townProspect · ~10.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~14.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationMazama Campground Dump Station · ~14.7 mi
- GroceriesUnion Creek Country Store · ~0.4 mi
- PharmacyShady Cove Pharmacy · ~28.0 mi
- HardwareShady Cove Hardware · ~28.0 mi
EV charging — from Union Creek Campground · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.3 mi straight-line NE — Pacific Power Diamond Lake (Diamond Lake, OR) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 22 within 50 · 96 within 100 · 184 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)33.7 mi — Chemult, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Chemult
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO37.7 mi — CHILOQUIN EV CHI EVCS LVL 3, Chiloquin
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)27.8 mi — Umpqua's Last Resort, Idleyld Park, OR · FLO · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 466504 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Union Creek Campground · Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletUnion Creek Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomUnion Creek Wayside Interpretive Site · ~0.3 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRogue Gorge Interpretive Site · ~0.4 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomFarewell Bend Campground · ~0.9 mi NE · USFS
Open Union Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Union Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Farewell Bend Campground~0.9 mi · fee
- Natural Bridge Campground~1.4 mi · fee
- Jim Creek Group Camp~4.4 mi · fee
- Huckleberry City Campground~6.2 mi
The unit that manages Union Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Union Creek Campground are set by Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Union Creek Campground
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-25: $22 per night, single site; $35 per night for a single site with electric hook-up; $5 per additional vehicle per night. The Rogue River-Siskiyou page, the Forest Service recreation-sites record and recreation.gov listing 119140 all agree at $22 standard / $35 RV electric for the 2026 season, May 21 - Nov 1. (That listing publishes no coordinates, so it is used as a rate cross-check only, not as location evidence.) Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/rogue-siskiyou/recreation/union-creek-campground.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Union Creek Campground
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Union Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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