Lake Creek is an unincorporated community about 20 miles (32 km) east of Medford, in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.

Little Butte Creek is formed by its north and south forks slightly upstream of the community.

[4] This official style remained even after the post office was discontinued on June 5, 1959, but the two-word name is what is used locally.

The post office building in Lake Creek also housed a general store, which still stands today (as of June 2007 it is closed for renovations).

[7] This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F.