Camping near Joseph, Oregon

Camping near Joseph at a glance

Public campgrounds

6 (6 National Forest)

Getting a site

6 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Blackhorse Campground: "Single Site: $10 per night"

Distance from Joseph

3.4 miles (Hurricane Creek Campground) to 25 miles (Saddle Creek Campground) in a straight line; 1 within 15 miles

Elevation

3,970 ft (Blackhorse Campground) to 6,583 ft (Saddle Creek Campground), 6 of 6 on record

Season

5 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

36 across the 4 campgrounds that state a count

Drinking water

1 of 6

Distances are straight-line miles from Joseph's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Joseph

• Wallowa Lake State Park, 4.9 miles from Joseph in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Residents: full hookup $31-$60, tent $20-$33 a night (2026 statewide ranges)); listed under camping near Wallowa Lake.
• Wallowa Falls Campground, 5.7 miles from Joseph in a straight line , State Park , first-come ($15/night Oregon residents, $19 non-residents); listed under camping near Wallowa Lake.
• Walla Walla Forest Camp, 8.7 miles from Joseph in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Lostine.
• Williamson Campground, 8.8 miles from Joseph in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Lostine.
• Irondyke Forest Camp, 8.9 miles from Joseph in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Lostine.
• Canyon Forest Camp, 9 miles from Joseph in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Enterprise.
• Turkey Flat Forest Camp, 9.4 miles from Joseph in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Lostine.
• Arrow Forest Camp, 9.6 miles from Joseph in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Enterprise.
• Shady Campground, 9.9 miles from Joseph in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Lostine.
• Boundary Campground, 18 miles from Joseph in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Enterprise.
• Indian Crossing Campground, 20 miles from Joseph in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Enterprise.
• Hidden Campground, 21 miles from Joseph in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Enterprise.
• Twin Lakes Campground, 21 miles from Joseph in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Halfway.
• Buck Creek Forest Camp, 22 miles from Joseph in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near La Grande.
• Fish Lake Campground, 22 miles from Joseph in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Halfway.
• Moss Springs Campground, 23 miles from Joseph in a straight line , National Forest (Single Site: $10 per night (Recreation.gov Scan and Pay)); listed under camping near Cove.
• No. Fork Catherine Group Campground, 24 miles from Joseph in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($40 per night for the group site (up to 30 people)); listed under camping near La Grande.
• Two Color Campground, 24 miles from Joseph in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near La Grande.
• Nf Catherine Creek Campground, 25 miles from Joseph in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near La Grande.
• Tamarack Campground, 25 miles from Joseph in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Baker City.
• Lake Fork Campground, 28 miles from Joseph in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $15 per night); listed under camping near Halfway.
• Catherine Creek State Park, 29 miles from Joseph in a straight line , State Park , first-come ; listed under camping near Union.
• Mcbride Campground, 29 miles from Joseph in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night; self-service pay station); listed under camping near Halfway.
• Vigne Campground, 29 miles from Joseph in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Enterprise.

Things to do near Joseph

Public land and water within 30 miles of Joseph, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.

• Nez Perce National Historical Park, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 1.1 miles from Joseph; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, all 6 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Hurricane Creek Campground at 3.4 miles from Joseph; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Wallowa Lake State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 5.9 miles from Joseph; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Eagle Cap Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 12 miles from Joseph; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Hells Canyon Scenic Byway, at Lick Creek Campground (17 miles from Joseph): The campground is on Lick Creek along the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway in Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.
• Imnaha Wild and Scenic River, at Blackhorse Campground (22 miles from Joseph): Along the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway and the Wild and Scenic Imnaha River, with tent and trailer/RV sites.
• Wild and Scenic Imnaha River, at Ollokot Campground (22 miles from Joseph): Old-growth ponderosa pine campground on the Wild and Scenic Imnaha River along the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway (FR 39), which is usually snowbound late October to late May.
• Imnaha Wild and Scenic River, at Coverdale Campground (23 miles from Joseph): Seven tent and trailer sites near the Wild and Scenic Imnaha River in the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.
• Hells Canyon rim view, at Saddle Creek Campground (25 miles from Joseph): Walk-in tent camp on the rim of Hells Canyon along Hat Point Road, looking across the canyon to Idaho's Seven Devils Mountains.
• Catherine Creek State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 28 miles from Joseph; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Joseph

Nearest emergency room: Wallowa Memorial Hospital, 601 Medical Pkwy, Enterprise, OR, 6 miles from Joseph , (541) 426-3111. Next nearest: Grande Ronde Hospital, 900 Sunset Dr, La Grande, OR, 43 miles, (541) 963-8421. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Mt Joseph Family Foods supermarket · 0.1 miles · Hours Dec-Feb: Mo-Su 07:00-21:00; Jun-Aug: Mo-Su 07:00-22:00; Sep-Oct,Mar-May: unknown
• Dollar Stretcher supermarket · 5.3 miles
• Safeway supermarket · 5.9 miles · (541) 426-3722

Fuel

• Pauls Service Station fuel station · 0.2 miles
• Steve’s Auto Repair & Texaco Station fuel station · 5.4 miles
• Chevron fuel station · 5.6 miles

Pharmacy

• Olive Branch pharmacy · 5.7 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Joseph: propane, RV dump station, potable water fill, laundromat, and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-09-29; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.

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