North Fork John Day Campground in OR -- Campground & RV Camping in Oregon
North Fork John Day Campground in OR
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Set along the North Fork John Day River in a lodgepole pine forest, this campground features 14 tent/RV sites, 5 tent-only sites, 1 group site, 3 accessible vault toilets, and stock handling facilities in its north half. There is no drinking water or trash service. Sitting at the junction of the Blue Mountain and Elkhorn Scenic Byways, it acts as the eastern trailhead for the North Fork John Day River Trail #3022 into the North Fork John Day Wilderness. Salmon and steelhead spawn in the river seasonally, and historic gold mining remnants remain nearby.
All 0.1 miles in are maintained for passenger cars. Gravel the whole way in (0.1 miles).
North Fork John Day River runs 0.1 mi off. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 20-site campground. Most of them shaded. Mount Ireland stands 3,064 ft above the site, 6.8 miles southeast. The nearest town, Baker City, is 30 mi off.
September normals 43–69°F, 0.8″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by Umatilla National Forest, North Fork John Day Ranger District. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
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