Big Creek Meadows Campground

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5,059 ft

Price

Free

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First-Come

Sites

3 campsites

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Open late May throug...

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Big Creek Meadows Campground
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Camping and day use are free.
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Big Creek Meadows Campground

45.0090, -118.6189

Nearby places
Ukiah, OR (approximately 23 miles, travel time not specified).
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Go if

Backpackers, horse campers, and OHV riders who want a no-cost staging point for Big Creek Trail #3151 or the Tower Loop. Mid-August adds ripe huckleberries. Bring all your water and pack everything out.

Skip if

First-come-first-served with only three sites means a long drive from Ukiah could end with no camp. No potable water on-site makes this a non-starter for anyone who doesn't plan water carry carefully.

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Umatilla National Forest
Big Creek Meadows Campground

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Reference information about Big Creek Meadows Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →

Overview

<p>Big Creek Campground is small and increasingly popular with OHV recreationists, located just off the <strong>Blue Mountain Scenic Byway</strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;It also provides access into the <strong>North Fork John Day Wilderness </strong>and there is ample parking for truck and stock trailers at the trailhead. It is set in a riparian area, so surrounding areas can be quite wet well into June.&nbsp; It features&nbsp;3 campsites and&nbsp;an accessible&nbsp;vault toilet.&nbsp;&nbsp;There is no potable water or garbage service, so please<strong> </strong>pack out all garbage and dispose of it at home.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Trail access:</strong></p><ul><li>This campground contains a trailhead into the <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/umatilla/recarea/?recid=56915">North Fork John Day Wilderness</a>&nbsp;that accesses&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/umatilla/recarea/?recid=56477">Big Creek Trail #3151</a>&nbsp;to the south. There is nearby access to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/umatilla/recarea/?recid=56659">Tower Mountain Trail #3156</a>&nbsp;to the north of Forest Road 52 that also accesses the North Fork John Day Wilderness where&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/umatilla/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5428929">Wilderness regulations apply</a>.</li><li>There are three OHV trails that connect into the campground:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/umatilla/recarea/?recid=56657">Tower Loop Trail #3040</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/umatilla/recarea/?recid=56785">Meadow Creek Trail #3193</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/umatilla/recarea/?recid=56493">Christensen Trail #3185</a>.</li></ul><p>Attractions at this campground are wilderness hiking, hunting, fishing,&nbsp;and OHV trail access. If you like to drive, you can pick up the <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsbdev7_016069.pdf">Ukiah-Granite Roadside Geology tour brochure</a> at the Ranger District and take a day trip to Granite.&nbsp; Huckleberries abound nearby in mid August.</p>

Open Season
Late May