Beaver Creek is a tributary of the Crooked River in the

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. It is formed by the confluence of its two forks in southeastern Crook County, a sparsely populated part of

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. North Fork Beaver Creek flows south and then west around Laughlin Table. South Fork Beaver Creek drains the slopes of Snow Mountain and Funny Butte in southwestern

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before joining the North Fork. The Beaver Creek

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flows west from the forks' confluence to near Birdsong Butte then southwest down Paulina Valley past the unincorporated community of

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to join the

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. From this confluence, the main stem of the Crooked River flows generally west to meet the

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, a tributary of the

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. Named tributaries of the creek from source to

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are Sugar Creek, which enters from the

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; Grindstone Creek, left; Wolf and Paulina creeks, right; Alkali Creek, left; Profanity Gulch, right, and Drift Canyon, left.

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(Paulina Highway) runs along the lower creek from near Paulina to the mouth. The stream flows under the highway twice, first slightly upstream of Paulina and then further downstream near Profanity Gulch.

Camping

Sugar Creek Campground is along Sugar Creek, a tributary of Beaver Creek that flows generally west to the main stem from the

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. Amenities include campsites, picnic tables, toilets, and drinking water. A short paved trail at the campground follows Sugar Creek through a forest of

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. Wolf Creek Campground is along Wolf Creek, another tributary of Beaver Creek that flows west from the same mountainous area as Sugar Creek. Amenities include campsites, picnic tables, toilets. Both campgrounds are managed by the

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{{authority control Rivers of Oregon Rivers of Crook County, Oregon

Camping

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