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Oregon Mine Campground

Current Conditions
Visitors should be prepared for rapidly changing weather conditions. Pack it in/Pack it out. Anything take home anything you bring with you into the forest, including all trash. Examples of trash: cigarette butts, cans, bottles, and food.

Adjacent to Murderer's Creek, this little campground is a great base camp for hunters. Visitors to the campground can enjoy bird watching, hunting and fishing in near by creeks.  Hikers have options in the Cedar Grove Botanical area and Fields Peak trail.  Visitors may get the opportunity to see one of the beautiful wild horses that reside in the area.

General Information

Check in: 2:00 p.m.; Check-out: 12:00 p.m.; Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.

Do not pasture horses in riparian area. Please use certified weed free hay and take what you do not use home.

No fees are required for this site

No fee

Malheur national forest supervisors office and blue mountain ranger district

Address: 431 Patterson Bridge Road John Day, OR 97845
Phone: (541) 575-3000
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Closed on federal holidays)
Office Email: SM.FS.malpubinfo@usda.gov

Getting There

Latitude / Longitude

Latitude: 44.274314

Longitude: -119.296629

Directions

From John Day, OR., travel approximatley 18 miles west on US Highway 26 to the junction of Forest Service Road 21.  Travel south on Forest Service Road 21 for approximately 12 to the junction with Forest Service Road 2170. Travel west on Forest Service Road 2170 to Oregon Mine Forest Camp.

Facility and Amenity Information

Restrooms

Vault toilet

Water

Potable water is not available at this site.

Recreation Opportunities

Recreation Groups

rock formation

Recreation Sites, Trails and Campgrounds located on the Blue Mountain Ranger District

Last updated May 19, 2026