About this campground
The impressive view of Joseph Canyon can be seen from the Joseph Canyon Viewpoint. Located off of Highway 3, north of Enterprise, Oregon. The facility has interpretive signs of the canyon and the role it played as the winter home of the Chief Joseph Band of the Nez Perce tribe and their journey from the area in 1877. As part of a series of Nez Perce Historic Trail sites, this facility is managed by the National Park Service.
Getting there
From Enterprise, Oregon turn north off Highway 82 onto Highway 3 (First Street); Go 30 miles on Highway 3 towards Lewiston, Idaho; The entrance to the viewpont is on the right side of the road.
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Coyote CampgroundWallowa Whitman National Forest7 mi
- Red Hill Lookout ViewpointWallowa Whitman National Forest8 mi
- Troy TrailheadUmatilla National Forest12 mi
- Frog Pond TrailheadWallowa Whitman National Forest15 mi
- Saddle Spring TrailheadUmatilla National Forest20 mi
- Kelly Camp TrailheadUmatilla National Forest23 mi
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Joseph Canyon Viewpoint 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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