Hilgard Junction State Park
Its 18 sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and it is open from May 1 to October 1. Hilgard Junction State Park is a State Park campground near La Grande, Oregon.
First-come, first-served
- Managed by
- State Park
- Hookups
- None
Hilgard Junction State Park sits inside Hilgard Junction State Park and Hilgard Junction State Recreation Area. Each unit's rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits 0.3 miles outside the boundary of Wallowa-Whitman National Forest; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- State Park
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Fee unknown, see agency
Source: stateparks.oregon.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 18
- Tent sites
- 18
- Accessible sites
- 1
- Hookups
- None
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, potable water, fire rings, and pets allowed.
Source: stateparks.oregon.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 nights in any 30-night period
- Quiet hours
- 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Pets
- Allowed
Source: stateparks.oregon.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 3,036 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE
- T-Mobile
- 4G LTE
- Verizon
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.4 mi away
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, data as of December 31, 2025
Outdoor coverage each carrier reports to the FCC at this campground's map point, and the nearest mapped coverage within about half a mile. The FCC map only includes 4G LTE at 5/1 Mbps or better and 5G; a weaker signal, a text, or an emergency call may still get through, but don't count on it. These are carrier predictions, not measurements, and can be wrong either way: real service in canyons, under trees, and inside a tent or vehicle is often weaker. 5G speeds are the FCC's 7/1 and 35/3 Mbps tiers. This product uses the FCC Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the FCC.
45.3403, -118.2389 in Union. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Hilgard Junction State Park is open from May 1 to October 1 , at 3,036 ft.
Source: epqs.nationalmap.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
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Around Hilgard Junction State Park
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Anthony Lake, whose mapped center point is 26 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Anthony Lake fishing on fishypedia.com.
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Sources
- stateparks.oregon.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-29
- stateparks.oregon.gov (quietHours, stayLimit, petsAllowed, water, fireRings), accessed 2026-09-29
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0