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U.S. Forest Service · Wild and Scenic River · Oregon

North Fork John Day, Oregon Wild and Scenic River

6 federal campgrounds, 4 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

6Campgrounds

4With first-come sites

$8A night at all 4 priced

21Sites, from 2

2,800–5,850 ftElevation

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 6 of these 6 campgrounds

Where they are

6 of 6 mapped

Drawing the map

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 6

6 campgrounds

Reservable

North Fork John Day Campground (OR)

North Fork John Day, Oregon Wild and Scenic River · OR

20 sites20 with a tent pad1 group site5,200 fttoiletshookups

Reservable

Peavy Cabin

North Fork John Day, Oregon Wild and Scenic River · OR

1 site1 pull-through site5,850 fttoilets

Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.

Driftwood CampgroundNorth Fork John Day, Oregon Wild and Scenic River · ORfrom $8 · 2,990 ftFirst-come Gold Dredge CampgroundNorth Fork John Day, Oregon Wild and Scenic River · ORfrom $8 · 3,060 ftFirst-come Oriental CampgroundNorth Fork John Day, Oregon Wild and Scenic River · ORfrom $8 · 3,230 ftFirst-come Tollbridge CampgroundNorth Fork John Day, Oregon Wild and Scenic River · ORfrom $8 · 2,800 ftFirst-come

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit

critical

Blue Mountains National Forestslogging, rollback · 9 mi

Roadless

Twin Mountain58,533 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

South Fork - Tower16,570 acres · 7 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Upper Grande Ronde11,723 acres · 8 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Jumpoff Joe5,516 acres · 10 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Taytáy Creek4,047 acres · 10 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Roadless areas: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Aug 12, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire

North Pole fire · 5.7 mi from the nearest campground here · 310 acres · 0% contained

Wildfire

McCully fire · 5.7 mi from the nearest campground here · 13,533 acres · 59% contained

Wildfire

Anthony fire · 6.5 mi from the nearest campground here · 2,584 acres · 96% contained

Wildfire

Olive Butte fire · 12 mi from the nearest campground here · 3,092 acres · 94% contained

Wildfire

Salmon fire · 15 mi from the nearest campground here · 1,433 acres · 95% contained

Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 7, 2026

Who answers for this land

North Fork John Day, Oregon Wild and Scenic River’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Cliff Bentz (R)OR 2nd · 6 campgrounds · grade F

Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score

Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units

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