About this campground
Provides access to: Cold Spring Trail #3008 and Glade Creek Trail #3014 which enter North Fork John Day Wilderness. The trailhead is at the end of a short, steep loop spur. There is a dispersed camp site with parking for 2 trucks with trailers. Directions: From Dale, OR, go north on US-395 about 1.2 miles and turn right (east) onto Forest Road 55. After less than 1 mile, turn right onto Forest Road 10 and travel about 10 miles east to Forest Road 1010. Turn left on Forest Road 1010 and go about 10 miles to the Glade Creek/Cold Springs Trailhead on the north side of the road. From Granite, OR travel west on Grant County Road 24 (Forest Road 10) for 3.4 miles until the pavement turns to gravel. Continue on Forest Road 10, which turns uphill to the right (west). Travel another 11.5 miles on Forest Road 10 (past the entrance to Olive Lake) then turn right (north) onto Forest Road 1010. Travel about 6 miles west on Road 1010 and the trailhead is up a steep spur road on the right. The spur road is about 1.5 miles west of the turn-off for Desolation Lookout.
Activities
- HORSEBACK RIDING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Howard Creek TrailheadUmatilla National Forest2 mi
- Basin TrailheadUmatilla National Forest3 mi
- Lost Lake TrailheadUmatilla National Forest3 mi
- Skinner Diggins TrailheadUmatilla National Forest3 mi
- South Fork Desolation TrailheadUmatilla National Forest3 mi
- Battle Creek TrailheadUmatilla National Forest4 mi
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