North Fork John Day Ranger District
The North Fork John Day District is 465,000 acres in the heart of the Blue Mountains. Diversity and complexity are key words in management of this land and its abundant resources. Plant communities range from juniper/sage/bunch grass at the 2,600 feet elevation in the Potamus Creek area to subalpine fir/whitebark pine habitats at the 8,000 feet elevation near Vinegar Hill in the Greenhorn Mountain Scenic Area.
Recreation Sites
Aspen Grove Interpretive Site
Site Open
The Aspen Grove Interpretive Site offers visitors a look at Aspen conservation and resoration management practices. The grove is fenced with an interpretive sign.
Basin Creek Trail #3006
Basin Creek Trail enters the west side of the North Fork John Day Wilderness and ends after 1.3 miles at its junction with Glade Creek Trail #3014.
Basin Trailhead
Site Open
Provides access to: Basin Creek Trail #3006 which enters North Fork John Day Wilderness and ends after 1.3 miles at its junction with Glade Creek Trail #3014.Directions: From Dale, OR travel…
Battle Creek Trail #3004
This trail is part of the Desolation OHV trail system. The trail begins at Forest Service Road 1010130 and ends at Road 10.
Bear Wallow Creek Campground
Site Open
This campground offers a pleasant experience among the pines adjacent to State Highway 244. It features 8 campsties, including 1 accessible site and 2 accessible vault toilets. There is no…
Beeman Junkins Trail #3015
This trail begins at Trail #3030 and ends at Trail #3026.
Big Creek Meadows Campground
Site Open
Big Creek Campground is small and increasingly popular with OHV recreationists, located just off the Blue Mountain Scenic Byway. It also provides access into the North Fork John Day Wilderness and…
Big Creek Trail #3151
This 6.3-mile trail travels within North Fork John Day Wilderness near Big Creek. It runs southwest from Big Creek Meadows Campground and Trailhead off of Forest Service Road 52 to Oriental Creek…
Blue Mountain Byway East Interpretive Site
Site Open
The Blue Mountain Byway East Interpretive Site is located on Forest Road 73 at the east end portal to the Blue Mountain Scenic Byway and it's junction with the Elkhorn Scenic Byway. The…
Blue Mountain Scenic Byway
Site Open
The Blue Mountain Scenic Byway, designated in 1989 under the National Scenic Byway Program, allows east-west travelers an alternative route between the Columbia River near Arlington and Baker City,…