Palmer Junction (FR 6231000) in OR

Road corridorUmatilla NF, Walla Walla Ranger District

15 mi from Elgin

Maps 4,100 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.1–1.1 and 3.4–8.2 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

All 8.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.2 miles of graded dirt.
Near Dutch Point.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Fry Meadow Creek runs 0.9 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 35–56°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Palmer Junction (FR 6231000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access