Mud Creek
- May–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 8 h ago
Is Mud Creek open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Fremont-Winema National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Fremont-Winema National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 6,468 ft
- Lakeview Ranger DistrictFremont-Winema National Forest
Mud Creek campground sits 35 minutes northeast of Lakeview, Oregon, in the Lakeview Ranger District of the Fremont-Winema National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the site is a quiet, low-key base with seven spacious campsites set among ponderosa and lodgepole pines, along with some aspens and cottonwood trees. Each campsite has a picnic table and a fire grate, and the campground has potable water and one vault toilet. No fees are required to stay here. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 86°F with lows near 51°F and only about three wet days, while winter highs stay in the upper 30s. The Crane Mountain National Recreation Trail #161 is two miles west, accessed via Walker Trailhead. The Spur to Drake Peak hike starts about half a mile away, and Aspen Cabin is under a mile off. Drake Peak Lookout is roughly 2.9 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Wild Goose Meadows RV Park9 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- SPUR TO DRAKE PEAKHiking0.5 mi
- Aspen Cabin (Fremont-Winema National Forest, OR)Camping0.9 mi
- Crane Mountain NrtHiking1.9 mi
- SPUR AT WALKER THHiking1.9 mi
Drake Peak LookoutCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain2.9 mi- Can Springs CampgroundCamping7 mi
- Nordic Trail #146BCross-country skiing8.1 mi
- Twin Springs CampgroundCamping8.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Drake Peak LookoutCamping · ~5 min drive
- Bald Butte Lookout Recreation SiteHut camping · ~1h 4m drive
- Aspen Cabin (Fremont-Winema National Forest, OR)Camping · ~2 min drive
- Can Springs CampgroundCamping · ~12 min drive
- Twin Springs Forest CampCamping · ~15 min drive
- Twin Springs CampgroundCamping · ~15 min drive
- Wild Goose Meadows RV ParkCamping · ~16 min drive
- Vee LakeCamping · ~17 min drive
- Oregon Outback RV ParkCamping · ~21 min drive
- Willow CreekCamping · ~23 min drive
Also worth it near here
Crane Mtn. Nat'l Rec TrailMountain biking · ~7 min drivePhoto: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- Warner Nordic Ski TrailCross-country skiing · ~9 min drive
- Warner Canyon Ski AreaDownhill skiing · ~10 min drive
- White Rock ReservoirsLake fishing · ~12 min drive
Best time to visit Mud Creek
Best months: May–June and August–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
39° / 22°
11 wet
Feb
42° / 24°
10 wet
Mar
49° / 28°
11 wet
Apr
55° / 31°
10 wet
May
65° / 38°
9 wet
Jun
74° / 44°
5 wet
Jul
86° / 51°
3 wet
Aug
85° / 49°
2 wet
Sep
76° / 40°
3 wet
Oct
63° / 33°
5 wet
Nov
48° / 27°
9 wet
Dec
38° / 21°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lakeview 2 Nnw, OR, 8.7 mi away at 4,890 ft. The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
