Rocky Ridge (FR 5427000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access

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Rocky Ridge (FR 5427000) in OR

Road corridorUmatilla NF, North Fork John Day Ranger District

16 mi from Pilot Rock

Maps 4,988 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 16.5–19.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Umatilla National Forest ↗

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

Difficult
  • 7.1 of this road’s 21.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.9 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Tower Mountain rises 18 miles southeast.

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 35–54°F, 2.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.