Army Corps of Engineers · Willow Creek · The Dalles, OR

Willow Creek Campground

This recreation area is part of Willow Creek

First-come, first-served

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Willow Creek Campground
Photo from the area. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
2fires
active
Mcintyre Rx (prescribed burn) · 26 mi away
1 more within 50 miles
Incident details ↓

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Willow Creek Campground30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 1.32 inches of precipitation, 3.0 inches of snowFebruary: 1.07 inches of precipitation, 3.4 inches of snowMarch: 1.36 inches of precipitation, 0.9 inches of snowApril: 1.46 inches of precipitation, 0.1 inches of snowMay: 1.71 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 1.35 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 0.31 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 0.28 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 0.43 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 1.17 inches of precipitation, 0.2 inches of snowNovember: 1.37 inches of precipitation, 0.9 inches of snowDecember: 1.26 inches of precipitation, 4.3 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 35.6°F averageFebruary: 38.3°F averageMarch: 44.2°F averageApril: 49.3°F averageMay: 56.9°F averageJune: 63.1°F averageJuly: 71.0°F averageAugust: 70.4°F averageSeptember: 62.8°F averageOctober: 51.7°F averageNovember: 41.6°F averageDecember: 34.9°F average0 in1 in2 in3 in4 in5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Heppner, 2 miles from the campground at 1,885 feet, station USC00353827 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 13 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 13 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Nearest townThe Dalles, Oregon
Coordinates45.3445° N, 119.5477° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Mcintyre Rx

    26 mi from the campground

  • Prescribed
    Wanaket Broadcast Rx

    41 mi from the campground · 337 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Supplies & services

Dump stationDump station ↗38.4 mi

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No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or directions in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

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Public land it sits in

On Wilderness Atlas →

This campground sits inside Umatilla National Forest.

Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.

On the National Register nearby

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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Willow Creek Campground?

No. Willow Creek Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Willow Creek Website

Is there cell service at Willow Creek Campground?

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the campground point. Terrain changes that from one site to the next.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

What is the nearest town to Willow Creek Campground?

The Dalles, Oregon.

Source: Getting there

What if Willow Creek Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Coalmine Hill Campground (16.1 mi, first-come), Penland Lake Campground (19.3 mi, first-come), and Divide Well Campground (25.9 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby