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Union Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.69168, -118.02967
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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 4,218 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 · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- WWater9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- RxPharmacy37 mi
- DDump48 mi
- LLaundry50 mi
- OOutfitter57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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
4,218 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.69168, -118.02967
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Union Creek Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSumpter · ~9.0 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.3 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~9.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicMountain Valley Mental Health · ~11.4 mi
- HardwareDo it Best · ~11.3 mi
EV charging — from Union Creek Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.8 mi straight-line NE — OTEC BAKER ARMORY, Baker City, OR · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 35 within 100 · 102 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)12.4 mi — Baker City, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Baker City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.4 mi — Geiser Grand Hotel - Tesla Destination, Baker City, OR · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 312697 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Union Creek Campground · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomUnion Creek Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomUnion Creek Boat Launch · ~0.5 mi SE · USFS
- Flush restroomUnion Creek Picnic Area · ~0.5 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSocial Security Point Trailhead · ~0.9 mi W · USFS
Open Union Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Union Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Millers Lane Campground~2.3 mi · fee
- Southwest Shore Campground~2.7 mi · fee
- Mccully Forks Campground~11.8 mi · fee
- Snake River-Mormon Basin Back Country Byway~16.3 mi
The unit that manages Union Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Union Creek Campground are set by Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, 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 2026-08-22: $16 per night for a tent or single site is the forest's figure, and the hookup loops cost more -- but the two agency channels disagree by $2 on every hookup tier, so budget the higher one. The forest page says $34 per night for a site with electric and water in Loops B and C, $44 for electric, water and sewer in Loop A, and $100 for the group site; recreation.gov's 2026 peak season (May 15 to Sep 30) charges $36 for B and C, $46 for Loop A, $80 for a Loop A double and $120 for the group site. recreation.gov publishes no tent-only tier, so the $16 is the forest's own number and unconfirmed by the second channel. Extra vehicles are $6 per vehicle per day, overflow is $10, day use is $6 per vehicle per day, and the RV dump station is $10 per use in the fee box (the prose on the same page says $6 for the dump station -- another self-contradiction on this page). Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/wallowa-whitman/recreation/union-creek-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233115.
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 →Dumping grey & black →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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