About this campground
This recreation area is part of John Day Lock and Dam, Lake Umatilla
About John Day Lock and Dam, Lake Umatilla
John Day Dam is 216 miles upstream from the mouth of the Columbia River and located at Exit 109 off Interstate 84 in Oregon. The project consists of a navigation lock, spillway, smolt monitoring facility, powerhouse and fish-passage facilities on both shores. Many recreation opportunities are available along the shores of Lake Umatilla and on the John Day River, such as boating, fishing, swimming and sail boarding.
Describes the wider recreation area this campground sits in. Source: Recreation.gov.
Getting there
From The Dalles, 25 miles east on I-84.
Directions to John Day Lock and Dam, Lake Umatilla, not to this specific campground.
Activities
- BOATING
- CAMPING
- FISHING
- PICNICKING
- WATER SPORTS
- PLAYGROUND PARK SPECIALIZED SPORT SITE
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Crow Butte ParkJohn Day Lock and Dam, Lake Umatilla7 mi
- Blue Mountain Byway West Interpretive SiteUmatilla National Forest16 mi
- Umatilla ParkJohn Day Lock and Dam, Lake Umatilla19 mi
- Spillway Park - Chinook Shelter (or)Lake Wallula20 mi
- West Park (or)Lake Wallula20 mi
- Pacific Salmon Visitor Information CenterLake Wallula21 mi
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Boardman Park 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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