Oregon / Phillips Lake /

Union Creek

Boat ramp · on Phillips Lake · near Baker City · Oregon

Algal bloom precaution

Oregon Health Authority has a harmful algae precaution for this water (August 19, 2026). Precaution issued due to visible bloom (see image below). Avoid contact with discoloured water or scum, and keep pets and children out of it.

Oregon Health Authority · checked October 18, 2026

Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2026.

state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026

Open per USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating)'s data, checked October 16, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Boat ramp
Fee
Fee charged
Ramp lanes
6
Restrooms
Flush toilet(s)
Hours
Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.
Managed by
U.S. Forest Service
Website
fs.usda.gov
Coordinates
44.68500, -118.02415

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Boating rules

  • SNW beginning at a point approximately 500 feet south of the Union Creek Boat Launching Ramp and proceeding easterly across the inlet to a point on the opposite shore as marked · a zone at or next to this launch rule

From the boating rules map of Oregon State Marine Board (rules zones joined to our waters and launches; not endorsed by OSMB), read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.

Conditions

Lake level: Phillips Lake

Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.

Full pool is 4,062.4 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).

Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Mason Dam&Phillips Lk nr Baker), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.

On Phillips Lake

Reservoir in Oregon. All launches on Phillips Lake.

Community

Where people who use Phillips Lake talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites and USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.