About this campground
Provides access to: Packsaddle Trail #3029 (south) and nearby Christensen Trail #3185 (north). Both are OHV trails, although the Packsaddle Trail turns ceases being open to OHVs at the wilderness boundary (about 1.5 miles from the trailhead). There are several large dispersed campsites adjacent to this trailhead. This site is directly adjacent to Blue Mountain National Scenic Byway. Packsaddle Trail #3029 enters North Fork John Day Wilderness where Wilderness restrictions apply. Secondary parking and dispersed campsite: Directions: From Ukiah, OR follow Forest Road 52 east for about 29 miles to the trailhead on the south side of the road. From Granite, OR, travel about 18.5 miles northwest on Forest Road 73/52. The trailhead is on the left (south) side of the road.
Activities
- HIKING
- HORSEBACK RIDING
- OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Miner's Cabin TrailheadUmatilla National Forest3 mi
- Forks TrailheadUmatilla National Forest4 mi
- Moon Meadow TrailheadUmatilla National Forest4 mi
- Blue Mountain Byway East Interpretive SiteUmatilla National Forest7 mi
- North Fork John Day Campground (OR)Umatilla National Forest7 mi
- Crane Creek TrailheadUmatilla National Forest8 mi
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