Western Rte (FR 5300000) in OR

Road corridorUmatilla NF, North Fork John Day Ranger District

17 mi from Heppner

Maps 4,819 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.2–0.5, 5.9–6.9 and 16.8–23 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · within 30 days

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Rough

1.3 of this road’s 16 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 1.3 miles of gravel.
Near Bald Mountain Trailhead.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Little Bald Mountain stands 863 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles northeast.
Linger Longer Prairie lies 0.4 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 36–53°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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