Unity Lake State Recreation Site, State park and recreation area in Baker County, Oregon
Unity Lake State Recreation Site is a recreation area centered around a man-made reservoir in Baker County. The grounds include campsites, two cabins, hiking paths, and direct lake access for boating and fishing activities.
Unity Dam was built in 1938 by the Bureau of Reclamation to store irrigation water for regional agriculture. This construction transformed the land and created the reservoir that visitors use for recreation today.
The reservoir is owned by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation but operated and maintained by the local Burnt River Irrigation District, so the lake is a working irrigation store as much as a recreation spot. The state park sits beside the town of Unity in Baker County, and its boat ramps and day-use parking are used by people from the surrounding valley.
The site offers electrical campsites with water hookups, shower facilities, and an RV dump station available year-round. Water levels and weather conditions vary by season, so visitors should check conditions before planning water-based activities.
Unity Reservoir holds 27,000 acre-feet of water, and no hydroelectric power is generated at the dam. The project belongs to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation but is operated and maintained by the local Burnt River Irrigation District, so the lake visitors see is managed irrigation storage rather than a power reservoir.
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