Tower MTN (FR 5226000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access

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Tower MTN (FR 5226000) in OR

Road corridorUmatilla NF, North Fork John Day Ranger District

25 mi from Pilot Rock

Maps 4,295 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Umatilla National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 24.2 of this road’s 25.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 18.6 miles of it dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 3,300 ft over 25.9 miles through 16 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 30%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Frazier Creek runs 0.4 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 37–57°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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