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The Lake Owyhee State Park, Oregon
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Lake Owyhee State Park Campground
Lake Owyhee State Park is a remote oasis on the eastern edge of Oregon that offers camping and boating on the shore of a scenic desert canyon reservoir. The park contains two campgrounds: McCormack Campground and Indian Creek Campground. Both are along Owyhee Reservoir, a 53-mile-long lake that fills a narrow, deep canyon brimming with colorful volcanic rock formations.
Owyhee: sounds like Hawaii
In his account of an 1826 expedition, famed trapper Peter Skene Ogden says that the Owyhee River was named in memory of two Hawaiians killed on an earlier trip to the area. The word Owyhee was a variation of Hawaii commonly used in the early 19th century.
Location:
The campground is located about forty miles south on SH 201 from Ontario, Oregon. The state highway follows the Owyhee River upstream to the dam, then climbs up along the canyon wall to the top of the day where it circles the lake for another mile before arriving at the campsite.
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Geographical Region:
Basin and Range
The Ancients
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The Earth
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Onsite:
Camping, boating, fishing, wildlife viewing
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General Information:
State Parks:
Fees:
All Fees are subject to change.
Fees, Entrance:
Fees, Camping:
McCormick Campground
32 Electric and Water Sites:
Resident:
$27.00
Non-Resident:
$32.00
7 Tent Sites:
Resident:
$19.00
Non-Resident:
$19.00
McCormick Campground Includes:
fire pits, picnic tables, paved parking, firewood, ice
hot showers, flush toilets, RV dump, 2 ADA sites
Fees, Camping:
Indian Creek Campground
22 Electrical Sites:
Resident:
$27.00
Non-Resident:
$32.00
Indian Creek Campground Includes:
firewood, ice, marine fuel, boat ramp, fish cleaning station
2 ADA sites
Fees, Other:
Extra Vehicle, per night
Resident:
$7.00
Non-Resident:
$7.00
Firewood, per cart
Resident:
$7.00
Non-Resident:
$7.00
Ice, per bag
Resident:
$3.00
Non-Resident:
$3.00
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The 2026 Journey,
Lake Owyhee State Park, Oregon
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Fall Camping:
Also know as Fly Season
I arrived here on Thursday, 01 October 2025 and set up my campsite for four days of camping here aside the lake and canyon. Every thing has gone well for me here, working on my website pages, writing my journal entries, cooking my meal outside and even having hot showers each day. Even though I have never been one to complain, I must needs say, by camping here at Lake Owyhee during the fly season, I have become more cognizant of what it was like for the Egyptians when Jehovah sent the plaque of gadflies to invade their homes and everywhere in their life. I am just glad that I have a fly swatter and now really wish I had an electronic bug zapper. However, all to soon, the four camping days have come to their end and I will bee leaving tomorrow morning
On the positive side, this canyon is a beautiful part of Jehovah′s creation. I was able to take many photos of the canyon, the lake and especially the sunsets. I arrived at about three in the afternoon an went right to work setting up my site. I did not start taking photos until shortly after 5 this afternoon. My first one was look up at the rim of the canyon.
(m4camp-04-or-lkowyhee-2026-1001.1720) The Rim of the Canyon from the lake shore
(m4camp-04-or-lkowyhee-2026-1001.1736) A covey of California Quail moving through the campgroud
(m4camp-04-or-lkowyhee-2026-1001.1912) The Suntouch was from 7:10 to 7:17 pm
(m4camp-04-or-lkowyhee-2026-1001.1915) Wide angle photo of the canyon at Suntouch
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The 2024 Journey,
Lake Owyhee State Park, Oregon
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