Fish Lake Campground

FS USDA Forest Service · Baker City, OR · Primitive

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Conditions

Road Access Not recorded
Season Not recorded
Campfires Not recorded
Boondock Access Not recorded

The managing agency hasn't published road access, season or campfire rules for this campground. The description and directions below often mention it — and it's worth calling the agency before a long drive.

Features

Style Primitive Reservable

Campground Stats

Total Sites21
Overnight Sites21

Location

45.049887, -117.092283 · Whitman Ranger District , Baker City , OR 97814

Description

Overview

Fish Lake Campground is located adjacent to the picturesque Fish Lake in the Wallowa Mountains. As a high elevation campground, visitors enjoy fishing, boating, and hiking at the nearby wilderness and non-wilderness trailheads. 

Six of the 21 tent/trailers sites have been constructed to accommodate persons with disabilities, and 6 sites on the upper loop are available for RV's longer than 20 feet.

Primary Use Season is June to September

Quiet hours are 10pm to 6 am.

Considerations: Mosquitos! Dropping water levels in late summer!

Facilities

Fish Lake Campground has 21 tent/trailer sites, each with a picnic table, fire ring and parking area.

Directions

From Baker City, travel north on Interstate 84 for about 1.5 miles to the exit for Highway 86 to Hells Canyon, Richland and Halfway; Travel east on Highway 86 for about 40 miles to Richland; before going into Richland, continue straight off Highway 86 onto the New Bridge Road; Follow the New Bridge Road for about 2.5 miles towards New Bridge; Continue past New Bridge and the road becomes the Eagle Creek Road and Forest Road 7735. Continue north on Forest road 7735 for about 7.75miles; Entrance to the campground is on left side.

The road is mostly single-lane gravel.

Activities

CAMPING FISHING HIKING PHOTOGRAPHY WATER ACCESS WILDLIFE VIEWING

Details

FeeOvernight Use: Single Site: $15/night. Interagency Senior/Access Recreation Passes provide a 50% discount to Single Campsites ONLY. The discount applies only to the fee for the campsite physically occupied by the pass holder, not to any additional fee or campsite(s) occupied by members of the pass holder's party. https://store.usgs.gov/recreational-passes Please be prepared to pay with CASH or CHECK. Single unit campsites = $15.00/night. A self-service fee station is located at the campground.
ReservableYes

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