About this campground
Service Creek (Donnelly) Boat Launch & Walk-In Campground serves as the primary launch site for the easternmost segment of the Wild and Scenic John Day River. Camping and staging are the primary recreation activities here and the recreation site offers a large boat trailer parking and turn around area. The boat launch itself is primitive. Know Before You Go Open year-round Four walk-to campsites. All campsites are available on a first come, first served basis; no reservations are available. Two wheelchair accessible vault toilets. No utility hookups or potable water are available No garbage service - please pack out your trash An annual fire closure is in effect from June 1 through October 15. Prohibited acts include building, igniting, maintaining, attending, using, tending, or being within 20 feet of a campfire, charcoal fire, or any other type of open flame; smoking, except while in non-public buildings, closed vehicles, in boats on the water, or while standing in the water. Point of Interest Service Creek (Donnelly) Boat Launch & Walk-In Campground is a cooperative venture with Wheeler County and the State of Oregon.
Getting there
From Service Creek, Oregon: Drive 0.5 miles east along State Highway 19, the John Day Highway. Turn right onto State Highway 207 and continue for 0.3 mile. The recreation site is on the left side of the highway.
Activities
- CAMPING
- RAFTING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- John Day River Basin Developed CampgroundsJohn Day Wild and Scenic River0 mi
- Muleshoe CampgroundPrineville2 mi
- Priest Hole Recreation SiteSutton Mountain Back Country Byway 14 mi
- TAMARACK CABINUmatilla National Forest18 mi
- Big Bend Campground (John Day River)Prineville19 mi
- Lone Pine CampgroundPrineville19 mi
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