About this campground
The Blue Mountain North/Grande Ronde River Basin Area is situated north of the Anthony Lakes Highway (Forest Road 73) to the Mount Emily area. It includes all of the developed recreation sites and trails in the northern Blue Mountains and those found in the Grande Ronde River Basin west of La Grande, Oregon. This area is mainly administered by the La Grande Ranger District although some of the area north of the Anthony Lakes Highway is administered by the Whitman Ranger District. Popular recreation areas include the Oregon Trail Interpretive Park at Blue Mountain Crossing, Mt. Emily, Spring Creek Recreation Area, Ladd Canyon, and Beaver Creek. Local communities that have a variety of services (i.e. fuel, lodging, stores and/or restaurants) are LaGrande, Island City, Elgin, Imbler, Cove, Richland, and Baker City . These communities are within one hour of this area.
Activities
- BIKING
- CAMPING
- HIKING
- HORSEBACK RIDING
- HUNTING
- OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE
- PICNICKING
- RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
- WILDLIFE VIEWING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Bird Track Interpretive SiteWallowa Whitman National Forest6 mi
- Summit Guard Station BunkhouseUmatilla National Forest8 mi
- Indian Rock OverlookWallowa Whitman National Forest12 mi
- Four Corners Sno-ParkUmatilla National Forest20 mi
- Buck Creek TrailheadUmatilla National Forest24 mi
- Horseshoe Prairie TrailheadUmatilla National Forest26 mi
Explore more Oregon camping
Blue Mtns North/Grande Ronde River Basin Area doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Oregon campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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