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Recreation

The Malheur National Forest now offers a cashless fee payment option. Sites using this new payment system will utilize the Recreation.gov app to accept digital payments, and this will include the following developed campgrounds with the scan and pay option: 

Blue Mountain Ranger District 

  • Dixie 
  • Magone Recreation Area 
  • Starr 

Emigrant Creek Ranger District 

  • Delintment Lake 
  • Idlewild 
  • Joaquin Miller Horse Camp 
  • TipTop 

Prairie City Ranger District 

  • Big Creek 
  • Strawberry

 

Campground Brochure

 

Know Before You Go:

Recreation Enhancement Act Highlights

The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (REA), signed into law in 2004, authorizes the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to establish, modify, change, collect and retain recreation fees at Federal recreation lands and waters as provided for in the Act. The Act requires at least 80% of the fees to stay on the forests and grasslands where they were collected and reinvest that money to support local site operations and maintenance.

Your Fee Dollars at Work

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Arch Rock Trail #258
Hiking Outdoor Science and Learning
Arch Rock is an easy, enjoyable short hike for families and geology lovers. The trail takes visitors to Arch Rock, an ashflow tuff with a scenic arch and several small rockshelters eroded into the…

Big Creek Campground
Site Temporarily Closed
Hiking Fishing Outdoor Science and Learning Biking
Big Creek Campground sits at the edge of beautiful Logan Valley along Big Creek and is a great starting point for multiple recreation opportunities, including mountain biking, hiking, stream…

Big Creek Trail #377
Hiking Horse Riding and Camping Outdoor Science and Learning
This trail provides access to the south side of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. The trail climbs in elevation roughly 2300 feet in 5 miles of hiking. Visitors will see beautiful wildflowers in…

Big Creek/Snowshoe Trailhead
Hiking Horse Riding and Camping
This trailhead provides access to Big Creek Trail #377 which enters Strawberry Mountain Wilderness and many other trails.  Offering opportunities for both day hiking and backpacking trips.Horse…

Big Creek/Summit Prairie Trail #B5053
Hiking Biking Horse Riding and Camping Outdoor Science and Learning
This trail is located on the former Hines Railroad Grade. Traveling on this trail takes you through steep grade, filled to accommodate railroad traffic, deep cuts through rocky hills and flat open…

Billy Fields Campground
Site Open
Horse Riding and Camping Hiking Outdoor Science and Learning
Billy Fields Campground is a great starting point for those wanting to hunt, fish, or look for wild horses. For those wishing to hike and explore Fields Peak Trail is within 3 miles of the…

Buck Spring Campground
Site Open
This wooded campground is off the beaten path making it a great place to relax and enjoy the outdoors.  Fishing opportunities are within driving distance at Delintment Lake Campground or…

Buckhorn Meadows Trail #205
Hiking Horse Riding and Camping Outdoor Science and Learning
This trail accesses Strawberry Mountain Wilderness and allows for relatively quick access to Wildcat Basin. There are unique geological formations of volcanic origin. Wildcat Spring in Wildcat Basin…

Buckhorn Meadows Trailhead
Site Open
Hiking Horse Riding and Camping
Provides access to: Buckhorn Meadows Trail #205 which accesses Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. 

Canyon Mountain Trail #218
Hiking Horse Riding and Camping Outdoor Science and Learning
This trail offers excellent views of the John Day Valley. It also allows access to Canyon Mountain and the west end of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. The trail is compact dirt, with a 2200'…
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