Malheur National Forest

Contact Information

Normal Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday

Supervisor's Office/Blue Mountain Ranger District
431 Patterson Bridge Rd.
P.O. Box 909
John Day, OR 97845
(541) 575-3000

Emigrant Creek Ranger District

265 Highway 20 South
Hines, OR 97738
(541) 573-4300

Prairie City Ranger District
327 SW Front Street
P.O. Box 337
Prairie City, OR 97869
(541) 820-3800

Welcome to Malheur National Forest

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The 1.7 million acre Malheur National Forest is located in the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon. The diverse and beautiful scenery of the forest includes high desert grasslands, sage and juniper, pine, fir and other tree species, and the hidden gems of alpine lakes and meadows. Elevations vary from about 4000 feet (1200 meters) to the 9038 foot (2754 meters) top of Strawberry Mountain. The Strawberry Mountain Range extends east to west through the center of the forest.

Economic Activity From The Malheur 10-Year Stewardship Contract: 2015–2017

10-Year Stewardship hauling In September of 2013, the US Forest Service awarded a 10-year stewardship contract for restoration work on Malheur National Forest. The contract’s goals were to promote ecological restoration, reduced wildfire risk, and economic vitality in Grant and Harney counties. The duration of this contract was expected to provide greater certainty and consistency in the offering of restoration work and timber volume. The Forest Service used anticipated local economic benefit as a criterion in selecting the contract awardee. The contract was developed through partnership with two local forest collaborative groups, the Blue Mountains Forest Partners and Harney County Restoration Collaborative. This fact sheet analyzes some of the economic activity in Grant and Harney counties associated with work under the contract in years 2015 through 2017.

Draft Baseline Open Transportation Maps

Baseline Map Index In early 2019, the Malheur National Forest will be starting the travel management planning process. The maps posted below are not official Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUM). They are “DRAFT Baseline OPEN Transportation Maps”, representing only the Forest Service roads that are shown as open to motorized use in the Malheur National Forest Database. The public is encouraged to become familiar with the maps and utilize them to field verify if they represent routes currently used.