About Upper Buck Creek Campground
Upper Buck Creek is your destination for rustic seclusion in a high mountain setting. Located 35 minutes southwest of Silver Lake, Oregon, ponderosa, lodgepole pine trees, aspen, and willows co-exist with open meadows and marsh land. This quiet forest camp is a great place to relax, fish, walk along the creek, and enjoy nature. Upper Buck Creek features five campsites with picnic tables, and fire rings, and two vault toilets. Remember to park your vehicle at least 200 feet from the creek. There are no garbage receptacles, so remember to “pack it in, pack it out.” There no potable water. Visitors need to pack plenty of water.
- Season: 05/15 – 10/15; 10/16-05/14 Open with reduced services
- Managed by: USFS - Fremont-Winema National Forest
- Where: 12 mi southwest of Silver Lake, OR · 43.05311, -121.26656
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: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Cr | ATV road | at camp | 15.4 mi |
| FR 2804108 | ATV road | 0.3 mi | 2.2 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G
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.Stargazing nearby: Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory (Observatory), 58 mi.
Camps nearby
- Lower Buck Creek Campground 1.5 mi
- Silver Creek Marsh Campground 7.3 mi
- Jackson Creek Campground 10.6 mi
- Thompson Reservoir Campground 10.7 mi
- Hager Mountain Lookout 12 mi
- Eastbay Campground 12.5 mi