FR 5314000 — Matlock Hill in OR -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 5314000 — Matlock Hill in OR

Road corridorUmatilla NF, North Fork John Day Ranger District

21 mi from Heppner

Maps 5,100 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

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 8.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.2 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.
  • Arbuckle Mountain rises 3.9 miles west.

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 34–52°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.