Camping near La Grande, Oregon
Camping near La Grande, Oregon includes 11 public campgrounds on record, 1 reservable and 10 first-come. Most (9 of 11) are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Hilgard Junction State Park, is 7.5 miles from La Grande in a straight line, and 4 of 11 are within 15 miles. 2 are free. Another 15 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of La Grande.
Hilgard Junction State Park Bird Track Springs Campground 
Spring Creek Campground 
Red Bridge State Wayside 
Spool Cart Campground 
No. Fork Catherine Group Campground Nf Catherine Creek Campground Camping near La Grande at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 11 (9 National Forest, 2 State Park)
- Getting a site
- 1 reservable and 10 first-come
- Cost
- 2 free; lowest posted fee at Bird Track Springs Campground: "Single Site: $10 per night"
- Distance from La Grande
- 7.5 miles (Hilgard Junction State Park) to 37 miles (Two Color Campground) in a straight line; 4 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 3,036 ft (Hilgard Junction State Park) to 5,508 ft (Buck Creek Forest Camp), 11 of 11 on record
- Season
- 6 seasonal with posted dates
- Campsites
- 85 across the 7 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 60 ft (Buck Creek Forest Camp)
- Drinking water
- 2 of 11
Distances are straight-line miles from La Grande'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.
First-come Hilgard Junction State Park - Agency
- State Park
- Sites
- 18
- Season
- May 1 to October 1
- Fee
- Not on record
- Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 22
- Season
- May to October
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
First-come Spring Creek Campground - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 4
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
First-come Red Bridge State Wayside - Agency
- State Park
- Sites
- 20
- Season
- May 1 to October 5
- Fee
- Not on record
First-come Spool Cart Campground - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- May to After bull elk season
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
Reservable No. Fork Catherine Group Campground - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 4
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- $40 per night for the group site (up to 30 people)
- Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
First-come Umapine Campground - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 8
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
- Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Late May to September
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
First-come Two Color Campground - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 9
- Season
- June to September
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
No campgrounds match.
More campgrounds within 30 miles of La Grande
- Pilcher Creek Reservoir County Park, 19 miles from La Grande in a straight line , County (free); listed under camping near North Powder.
- Moss Springs Campground, 20 miles from La Grande in a straight line , National Forest (Single Site: $10 per night (Recreation.gov Scan and Pay)); listed under camping near Cove.
- Catherine Creek State Park, 21 miles from La Grande in a straight line , State Park , first-come ; listed under camping near Union.
- Indian Lake Campground, 23 miles from La Grande in a straight line , Tribal Land , reservable ($15/night per space; $5 one extra vehicle; $15/night each further vehicle); listed under camping near Pilot Rock.
- Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area, 24 miles from La Grande in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Residents: full hookup $31-$60, electric $29-$55, tent $20-$33, horse $20-$45 a night (2026 statewide ranges)); listed under camping near Meacham.
- Grande Ronde Lake Campground, 25 miles from La Grande in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $12 per night); listed under camping near Baker City.
- Thief Valley Reservoir County Park, 25 miles from La Grande in a straight line , County (free); listed under camping near North Powder.
- Anthony Lake Campground, 26 miles from La Grande in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $12 per night); listed under camping near Baker City.
- Mud Lake Campground, 26 miles from La Grande in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Baker City.
- Anthony Lakes Tent Campground, 26 miles from La Grande in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $12 per night); listed under camping near Baker City.
- Minam State Recreation Area, 27 miles from La Grande in a straight line , State Park , first-come ; listed under camping near Wallowa.
- Boundary Campground, 28 miles from La Grande in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Enterprise.
- Umatilla Forks Campground, 28 miles from La Grande in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night; $5 per vehicle beyond two per site); listed under camping near Pendleton.
- Woodland Campground, 28 miles from La Grande in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $8 per night; $5 per vehicle beyond two per site); listed under camping near Elgin.
- Frazier Campground & Butcher Knife Trailhead, 29 miles from La Grande in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single site: $10 per night; group sites (5, 6, 7, 9, 10): $25 per night; extra vehicle $5); listed under camping near Ukiah.
Things to do near La Grande
Public land and water within 30 miles of La Grande, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Hilgard Junction State Park, its campground is 7.5 miles from La Grande; publiclandsdb.com has its hours, entrance fee, and boundary.
- Hilgard Junction State Recreation Area, Hilgard Junction State Park (7.5 miles from La Grande) sits inside this state park; publiclandsdb.com has its hours, entrance fee, and boundary.
- Bird Track Springs Interpretive Site, at Bird Track Springs Campground (11 miles from La Grande): Riverside trails and bird watching in the Grande Ronde River valley; the Bird Track interpretive site is directly across State Highway 244.
- Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, 9 of the 11 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Bird Track Springs Campground at 11 miles from La Grande; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Catherine Creek State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 21 miles from La Grande; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- North Fork Catherine Creek Trailhead, at Nf Catherine Creek Campground (26 miles from La Grande): Campsites strung out for over a mile along North Fork Catherine Creek from the Buck Creek road up to the trailhead into the Eagle Cap Wilderness.
- Anthony Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 26 miles from La Grande; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Winom-Frazier OHV trail area, at Umapine Campground (27 miles from La Grande): The campground is a staging area for the Winom-Frazier OHV trail area, giving off-road riders access to more than 140 miles of trails, with a large adjacent loading lot.
- Eagle Cap Wilderness trailhead, at Buck Creek Forest Camp (28 miles from La Grande): A combined campground and trailhead at the west edge of the Eagle Cap Wilderness, with hitching rails and a stock loading ramp.
- North Fork Umatilla Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 28 miles from La Grande; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near La Grande
Nearest emergency room: Grande Ronde Hospital, 900 Sunset Dr, La Grande, OR, 0.9 miles from La Grande , (541) 963-8421. Next nearest: St. Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City, 3325 Pocahontas Rd, Baker City, OR, 38 miles, (541) 523-6461. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.
- Groceries
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- Safeway
- Food Mart
- Shell
- Fuel
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- Chevron
- Safeway Fuel Station
- Texaco
- Pharmacy
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- Red Cross Drug Store
- Rite Aid
- Union Drug & Soda Fountain
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of La Grande: 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.
Common questions
Where can I camp around La Grande, OR?
11 public campgrounds are on record near La Grande. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Hilgard Junction State Park (7.5 miles), Bird Track Springs Campground (11 miles), Spring Creek Campground (11 miles), Red Bridge State Wayside (12 miles), and 7 more. 10 are first-come, first-served with no reservations and 1 books through Recreation.gov.
Is there free camping near La Grande, OR?
Yes: Frog Heaven Forest Camp and Nf Catherine Creek Campground charge no fee at the campground.
Where can I camp with an RV near La Grande, OR?
1 campground near La Grande takes RVs: Buck Creek Forest Camp. None has hookups on record.
Where can I go tent camping near La Grande, OR?
Hilgard Junction State Park and Red Bridge State Wayside list tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where can I camp near La Grande with drinking water?
Hilgard Junction State Park and Red Bridge State Wayside have potable water on record.
When is camping season near La Grande, OR?
Of the 6 seasonal campgrounds with posted dates, most open in May (5 of 6) and close in October (3 of 6). Each campground's own dates are in the table.
Where is the nearest emergency room to La Grande, OR?
Grande Ronde Hospital, 900 Sunset Dr, La Grande, OR, is 0.9 miles from La Grande in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (541) 963-8421. In an emergency, call 911.
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