Camping is not allowed in any of the units of the park, and there are no facilities in the park which provide lodging or food. The following is a list of nearby campgrounds.

The numbers listing the public campgrounds, and the letters listing the private campgrounds, refer to a schematic road map (see below) showing the location of the above sites.

NEARBY PUBLIC  CAMPGROUNDS

(numbers on the map):

1. Ochoco Divide  (Hwy. 26, 15 miles west of Mitchell, OR, 4,500' elevation, wooded) - USFS, [28 sites], Fee, SNL, W, T, FG, PT, TC, TS, P

2. Bear Hollow  (Hwy. 19, 5 miles south of Fossil, OR; wooded) - CP, [13 sites], NW, T, FG,PT, TC, TS, P

3. Shelton Wayside  (Hwy.19, 9 miles south of Fossil, OR; wooded) - OSP, [26 sites], SNL, Fee, W, T, FG, PT, TC, TS, P

4. Service Creek (Rt. 207, at Service Creek, OR; along John DayRiver) - BLM, [6 sites], Fee, T, FG, TC, RA, P, Fish

5. Muleshoe (Hwy.19, 3 miles south of Service Creek, OR; along John DayRiver) - BLM, [10 sites], Fee, NW, T, FG, PT, TC, TS, RA, P, Fish

6. Barnhouse Springs (13 miles east of Mitchell, OR, on Hwy.26, then right onto USFS Road 12, 5 miles off Hwy 26, just into Ochoco Nat. Forest; +4,000' elevation and wooded) - USFS, [5 sites], NW, T, FG, PT, TC, P

7. Lone Pine (Hwy.402, 2 miles east of Kimberly, OR; along north fork of John DayRiver) - BLM, [8 sites], Fee, NW, T, PT, TC, RA, P, Fish

8. Big Bend (Hwy.402, 3 miles east of Kimberly, OR; along north fork of John DayRiver) - BLM, [4 sites], Fee, NW, T, PT, TC, RA, P, Fish

9. Bull Prairie Lake (10 miles north of Spray, OR, along Hwy. 207, then right onto USFS Rd.2039, in the UmatillaNat.Forest; wooded with very small lake) - USFS, [26 sites], SNL, Fee, W, T, FG, PT, TC, TS, DS, P, Fish

10. Fields Creek (10 miles west of Mt. Vernon, OR, along Hwy. 26, then left onto Fields Creek Road, for 5 miles, into MalheurNat.Forest; wooded with creek) - USFS, [4 sites], SNL, TC, NW, FG, P

11. Clyde Holliday (Hwy.26, two miles east of Mt. Vernon, OR; along John DayRiver) - OSP, [30 sites], SNL, Fee, W, R, S, FG, PT, TC, TS, E, DS, RA, P, Fish

COMMERCIAL AREAS (letters on the map):

A. Fossil Motel & Trailer Park (Fossil, OR) - Fee, W, R, TS, E, DS, P  (541)763-4075

B. Wheeler County Trading Company RV Park (Mitchell, OR) – [3 sites]. Fee, S, E, P,

C. Painted Hills RV Park (Mitchell, OR) – [3 sites], Fee, W, TC, TS, E, DS, P

D. Big Sarvice Corral (Hwy.19, 4 miles north of Service Creek, OR) - Fee, W, R, S,PT, TC, TS, LC, P (541)468-2121 or 468-3265

E. River Ridge Resort (Spray, OR) – [28 sites] Fee, W, R, S, TS, E, P (541)468-2001

F. Asher's RV Park  - CLOSED

G. Fish House Inn & RV Park  (Dayville, OR) – [7 sites], Fee, W, SH, R, TC, TS, E, LC, P,Fish (541)987-2124

H. Elkhorn Tavern & RV Park (Monument, OR) - Fee, W, R, S, TC, TS, E, SH, RA, Fish(541)934-2244

I. Hitchin' Post Trailer Court (Long Creek, OR) - Fee, W, R, PT, S, TC, TS, P, E, SH,(541)421-3043

J. Grant County Fairground RV Park(John Day, OR) - Fee, W, R, S, TC, TS, E, DS, P (541)575-0110

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