Western Rte (FR 5300000) in OR

Road corridorUmatilla NF, Heppner Ranger District

17 mi from Heppner

Maps 4,860 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.2–0.5, 12.8–15.6 and 24.2–30.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Motor-vehicle season 1/1–4/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · within 30 days

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkGOOD

Difficult

8.8 of this road’s 15.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 5.4 miles of dirt.
Winds through 11 switchbacks.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Linger Longer Prairie lies 0.4 mi off.
Little Bald Mountain stands 822 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles east.

Camping on the Umatilla, Wallowa-Whitman, and Malheur National Forests for a period longer than 14 days within any 30-day period is prohibited.
Camping rules

October normals 36–53°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Western Rte (FR 5300000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access