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North Fork John Day Campground (OR)

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The 10 most popular campsites at North Fork John Day Campground (OR)

Ranked by how often each site reserves on weekends in peak season (Jun–Aug). Set up an alert and we'll email you on cancellations.

Site 9

Best here

Ranked #1 of 20

STANDARD · Sleeps 8 · Electric

Site 13

Top pick

Ranked #2 of 20

STANDARD · Sleeps 8 · Electric

Site 14

Top pick

Ranked #3 of 20

Group Standard · Sleeps 25 · Electric

Site 12

Standout

Ranked #4 of 20

STANDARD · Sleeps 8 · Electric

Site 11

Standout

Ranked #5 of 20

STANDARD · Sleeps 8 · Electric

Site 16

Decent

Ranked #6 of 20

TENT ONLY · Electric

Site 15

Decent

Ranked #7 of 20

TENT ONLY · Sleeps 8 · Electric

Site 8

Decent

Ranked #7 of 20

STANDARD · Sleeps 8 · Electric

Site 5

Wait for better

Ranked #9 of 20

STANDARD · Sleeps 8 · Electric

Site 6

Wait for better

Ranked #9 of 20

STANDARD · Sleeps 8 · Electric

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About this park

The campground is set amidst a lodgepole pine forest, with over half of the sites in the shade. The perennial North Fork John Day River runs adjacent to the campground where you can see spawning steelhead and chinook salmon in spring and fall. In the surrounding forests live coyotes, deer, elk, wolves, bear, and cougar, plus a myriad of small animal species.

Recreation
This campground serves as the eastern portal into the North Fork John Day Wilderness and offers hunting, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, sight-seeing, and photography. Berries and mushrooms can be found in season. If you like to drive, you can pick up the Ukiah-Granite Roadside Geology auto tour brochure from the camp host or the Ranger District office. if you are interested in history, there are numerous remnants of mining left from the turn of the century, Remember, historic objects, even if they look like trash, are protected by law and may not be removed.

Nearby
The historic mining town of Granite is 9 miles south. State of Oregon Parks has a restored dredge that can be toured in the town of Sumpter, 22 miles south. Olive Lake is 21 miles south and west of the campground, and offers fishing , crawfishing, swimming, motorized boating (no wake allowed) and nearby trails for hiking/horseback riding (horses are not allowed in the campground). The lake-turned-reservior was constructed as part of a hydroelectric system to support gold mining activities in the northern Blue Mountain Region in the early 1900's. Historically, water from the lake flowed through a wooden pipeline for 9 miles to the Fremont Powerhouse, where it was used to produce electricity for mines and towns. The Powerhouse is approximately 14 miles south and west of the NFJD Campground on the same road that accesses Olive Lake.