Fry Meadows Guard Station in OR -- Campground & RV Camping

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Fry Meadows Guard Station in OR

CampgroundUSFS

16 mi from Elgin

Maps 4,126 ft

Official campground & reservations ↗

509-522-6290

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Road Access

Moderate
  • Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel, pitching to 8%.

Campground details

1 siteToilets

Setting

Some privacy

Fry Meadows Guard Station is a two-room 1935 Civilian Conservation Corps cabin sitting at the edge of a grassy wildflower meadow beneath a canopy of spruce and fir. Located in Umatilla National Forest south of the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness, the cabin sleeps up to six guests across two full and two twin beds. It features a propane cook stove, heater, lights, tables, chairs, cooking pots, and a nearby vault toilet. Extra guests can pitch tents in the yard, but there is no drinking water on-site. Trails in the nearby wilderness area offer hiking and horseback riding.

Getting there: From Weston, Oregon: Travel 20 miles east of Weston on Highway 204. Turn left (north) onto Forest Service Road 64 and follow it for approximately 11 miles to the junction with Forest Service Road 63. Turn right onto Forest Service Road 63 and travel about 8.8 miles to the junction with Forest Service Road 62. Turn left onto Forest Service Road 62 and travel for 3.9 miles to Forest Service Road 6235. Turn right onto Forest Service Road 6235 and travel for about 1.1 miles to the Fry Meadows Guard Station, which will be on the right. From Elgin, OR, drive on the Elgin-Palmer Junction County Road for about 15 miles to the junction with the Lookingglass Road/FSR 63. Go down Lookingglass Road for about 2 miles to the end of the pavement; FSR 63 starts here. Continue on FSR 63 for about 4.7 miles to the junction with FSR 62. Turn right on FSR 62 and travel about 3.9 miles to FSR 6235. Turn right on FSR 6235 and travel about 1.1 miles to the Fry Meadow Cabin, which will be on the right. Generally, Fry Meadows can be accessed by vehicle from mid-May to mid-November, and parking is available at the cabin. .

  • Moderately separated here.
  • Cabins and shelters rather than pads.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 34–55°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 97 of 100.

Tree cover60%30m sat. est.