| Description: 4120-foot elevation. 18 campsites on Phillips Lake, a popular fishing lake. Motor boating & canoeing on the lake. A hiking trail circles the lake. Evidence of the gold rush is still visible to the north of the campground, where mine tailings are piled up around the massive Sumpter Valley Dredge, which sifted $4.5 million in gold out of the Powder River gravel. Also visible are the tracks of the historic Sumpter Railroad.
Location: From Baker City, go 22 miles southwest on OR 7, two miles south on County Road 667 & two miles east on Forest Road 2220.
Season: mid-May - late November.
Fee: no. Reservations: NO. |
Campground: Southwest Shore Campground in Baker City Oregon *