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Price
$20 - $35/night
Booking
Reservable
Sites
20 campsites
Season
Catherine Creek Camp...
Cell
No Service
Pets
No Pets
Select a month, then check for open campsites
Price
$20 - $35/night
Booking
Reservable
Sites
20 campsites
Season
Catherine Creek Camp...
Cell
No Service
Pets
No Pets
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65586 OLD OREGON TRAIL RD., MEACHAM, Oregon, 97859, United States
Spring hikers and light packers do well here. April and May bring wildflowers, a running creek, lower crowds, and the 3-mile loop trail at its best. Site 4 draws repeat visitors. Hosts get consistent praise, and flush toilets plus potable water beat most primitive parks in the ar
No showers, no hookups, and a highway that reviewers describe as closer than you'd want. RVs over 20 feet won't fit. No pets allowed, no cell service, and the sites cluster enough that busy summer weekends feel tighter than the 20-site count suggests.
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Spring delivers the park's best conditions. April and May bring daytime highs from the mid-40s to upper 60s°F, with nights often near freezing. The creek runs higher, wildflowers bloom across the desert sections, and trails through the ponderosa grove peak for hiking and birding. Campground services reopen mid-April after winter closure. Summer heats up and brings mosquitoes (pack repellent), plus heavier crowds on weekends. The combination of spring's mild weather, lower visitor numbers, and scenic trails makes it the ideal window.
Described as best season: mid-April–May pleasant temps, higher creek flows, wildflowers.
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The campground at Catherine Creek State Park offers facilities including parking at all sites, restrooms with flush toilets, and 20 primitive campsites with water spigots nearby. Firewood sales and drinking water are available within 10 miles. The campground lacks certain amenities such as RV hookups, Wi-Fi, and showers, as confirmed by both authoritative sources and user reviews. One user review noted, 'Infrastructure is better than 'primitive': water spigots and flush toilets.' However, another user mentioned the absence of showers and cell phone service, stating, 'The bathrooms were clean and close, however no shower, also zero cell service!'
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