FR 5308000 — Battle Mountain in OR -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 5308000 — Battle Mountain in OR

Road corridorUmatilla NF, North Fork John Day Ranger District

23 mi from Pilot Rock

Maps 4,531 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 4.9–5.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Umatilla National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 4/16–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 13.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Gulliford Spring lies 0.2 mi off.

Rules

  • 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

Climate averages

October normals 34–55°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.