FR 2142000 — Wheeler Point in OR -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 2142000 — Wheeler Point in OR

Road corridorUmatilla NF, Heppner Ranger District

32 mi from Heppner

Maps 4,783 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
  • All 9.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.7 miles of dirt.
  • Winds through 3 switchbacks.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • Meadow Spring lies 0.9 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 35–57°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.