Camping near Unity, Oregon

Camping near Unity at a glance

Public campgrounds

6 (5 National Forest, 1 State Park)

Getting a site

1 reservable and 5 first-come

Cost

1 free; lowest posted fee at Oregon Campground: "Single Site: $10 per night"

Distance from Unity

3 miles (Unity Lake State Recreation Site) to 13 miles (Elk Flat Spring) in a straight line; 6 within 15 miles

Elevation

3,600 ft (Wetmore Campground) to 6,487 ft (Elk Flat Spring), 6 of 6 on record

Season

4 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

89 across the 5 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

1 take RVs; hookups at Unity Lake State Recreation Site

Drinking water

1 of 6

Distances are straight-line miles from Unity'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 Unity

• Southwest Shore Campground, 16 miles from Unity in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $12 per night; additional vehicle $6 per night; overflow $10); listed under camping near Baker City.
• Millers Lane Campground, 16 miles from Unity in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $12 per night; additional vehicle $6 per night); listed under camping near Baker City.
• Elk Creek, 18 miles from Unity in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Prairie City.
• Union Creek Campground, 18 miles from Unity in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Sites: $16 per night); listed under camping near Baker City.
• Bates State Park, 19 miles from Unity in a straight line , State Park , first-come ; listed under camping near Greenhorn.
• North Fork Malheur, 19 miles from Unity in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Prairie City.
• Trout Farm, 21 miles from Unity in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night; additional vehicle $4 per night); listed under camping near Prairie City.
• Dixie, 21 miles from Unity in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Prairie City.
• Little Crane, 21 miles from Unity in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Prairie City.
• Crescent, 21 miles from Unity in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Prairie City.
• Mccully Forks Campground, 22 miles from Unity in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $12 per night; additional vehicle $6 per night); listed under camping near Baker City.
• Crane Crossing, 22 miles from Unity in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Prairie City.
• Deerhorn Forest Camp, 23 miles from Unity in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Austin Junction.
• Middle Fork, 24 miles from Unity in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Austin Junction.
• Mcnaughton Spring, 24 miles from Unity in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Prairie City.
• Slide Creek, 24 miles from Unity in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Prairie City.
• Strawberry, 26 miles from Unity in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night; additional vehicle $4 per night); listed under camping near Prairie City.
• Murray, 28 miles from Unity in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night; additional vehicle $4); listed under camping near Prairie City.
• Big Creek, 28 miles from Unity in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Seneca.

Things to do near Unity

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

• Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, 4 of the 6 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest South Fork Campground at 6.7 miles from Unity; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Barrier-free trail to Yellow Pine, at Wetmore Campground (7.7 miles from Unity): An accessible, barrier-free trail links Wetmore with neighboring Yellow Pine Campground along the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway (Highway 26).
• Barrier-free trail to Wetmore, at Yellow Pine Campground (8.4 miles from Unity): An accessible, barrier-free trail runs to Wetmore Campground past wildflowers, birds and large old-growth ponderosa (yellow) pine, along the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway.
• Oregon OHV Trailhead, at Oregon Campground (10 miles from Unity): On Hwy 26 (Journey Through Time Scenic Byway) next to the Oregon OHV Trailhead of the Blue Mountain OHV Trail System.
• Monument Rock Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 11 miles from Unity; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Malheur National Forest, Elk Flat Spring (13 miles from Unity) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Bates State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 19 miles from Unity; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Unity

Nearest emergency room: St. Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City, 3325 Pocahontas Rd, Baker City, OR, 29 miles from Unity , (541) 523-6461. Next nearest: Blue Mountain Hospital, 170 Ford Rd, John Day, OR, 38 miles, (541) 575-1311. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Burnt River Market Store convenience store · 1 mile
• Austin House convenience store · 18 miles

Fuel

• Burnt River Market fuel station · 1 mile

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Unity: propane, RV dump station, potable water fill, pharmacy, 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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