About Big Creek Meadows Campground
Big Creek Campground is small and increasingly popular with OHV recreationists, located just off the **Blue Mountain Scenic Byway**. It also provides access into the **North Fork John Day Wilderness**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. It features 3 campsites and an accessible vault toilet. There is no potable water or garbage service, so please****pack out all garbage and dispose of it at home. **Trail access:** - This campground contains a trailhead into the [North Fork John Day Wilderness](http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/umatilla/recarea/?recid=56915) that accesses [Big Creek Trail 3151](http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/umatilla/recarea/?recid=56477) to the south. There is nearby access to [Tower Mountain Trail…
- Season: Late May
- Managed by: USFS - Umatilla National Forest
- Where: 17 mi northwest of Granite, OR · 45.00901, -118.6189
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Creek Meadows Cg | ATV road | at camp | 0.5 mi |
| Tower Loop ATV | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.1 mi | 10.3 mi |
| Meadow Creek ATV | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.4 mi | 6.5 mi |
| FR 5225000 | ATV road | 0.5 mi | 9.7 mi |
| Winom Campground ATV | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.7 mi | 0.4 mi |
| 3049 | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.7 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Camps nearby
- Winom Campground & Trailhead 1 mi
- Winom Creek Campground 1 mi
- Oriental Campground 6 mi
- Umapine Campground 7.8 mi
- Gold Dredge Campground 9.9 mi
- Frazier Campground & Trailhead 10.4 mi