4.0014 reviewsPrice
$8 - $10/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
10 campsites
Season
May 1 - October 27
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Very Pet Friendly
Price
$8 - $10/night
Booking
First-Come
Sites
10 campsites
Season
May 1 - October 27
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Very Pet Friendly
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Forest Rt. 025, Conconully, WA
Tent campers after solitude on a budget will do well here. Creekside sites sit along North Fork Salmon Creek with brook and rainbow trout fishing steps away, wild raspberries ripening in late summer, and deer at dusk. Midweek visits beat the July/August weekend crowds.
No potable water means hauling everything in, which is a real inconvenience for more than a night or two. The upper section is currently partially closed, so sites are even more limited than usual. Road noise runs until 10 p.m. and resumes at 6 a.m., and a couple of sites sit exp
Reference information about Oriole Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p><!--StartFragment-->This campground borders the North Fork Salmon Creek with 10 campsites (7 single and 3 double sites). Each campsite has picnic tables, fire rings, and tent pads. One toilet facility is available. No water is available. Garbage service is available. <br /><!--EndFragment--></p>
The elevation is 2,900 ft. The campground, pack it in, pack it out, has two sections in a stand of Ponderosa pine and Engelmann spruce. One section, left (south) of the fee Okanogan National Forest 166 board, is a dead end with no turn around. The tent sites in this section are on the North Fork Salmon Creek. The other section is above the creek with sites tucked in among towering trees. Abundant wild roses offer good privacy between campsites. This is bear country; practise safe food storage techniques.
Open Memorial Day through October 15
The parking aprons are dirt and all about the same size.
From Conconully, WA, take Main St. north 1.9 miles to campground sign. Turn left onto Forest Rt. 025 (dirt) and go 0.3 mile to campground on left.
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Summer offers warm days that can hit the 80s and 90s, with occasional heat spikes toward 100-110°F on the hottest stretches. The creek and dense tree cover provide cooling shade when temperatures climb. The campground opens Memorial Day weekend and closes mid-October as fall arrives and temperatures drop. Expect moderate weekend crowds in July and August, but quieter conditions midweek.
Summer reviewers note cool forest temperatures and pleasant creekside shade.
Oriole Campground offers 10 campsites, including 7 single and 3 double sites. Each site is equipped with picnic tables, fire rings, and tent pads, providing basic camping comforts. Garbage service is available, although there is no potable water on-site, and campers are required to pack in and pack out their trash. The campground features one vault toilet, described by users as 'mostly clean.'
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