Texas Bar (FR 5500000) in OR

Road corridorUmatilla NF, North Fork John Day Ranger District

35 mi from Pilot Rock

Maps 2,800 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–1.6, 3.9–4.6 and 5.8–8.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · within 30 days

VerizonNONE

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkGOOD

Difficult

0.3 of this road’s 12.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.3 miles of dirt.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
Winds through 7 switchbacks.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
North Fork John Day River runs 0.1 mi off.

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 36–64°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Texas Bar (FR 5500000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access