A white Tacoma with a camper shell parked on a rise above a broad, empty basin under building cloud.

Camping near

Mitchell, Oregon

7 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Mitchell in Wheeler County: 6 Forest Service, 1 BLM.

7
federal places to camp
6 Forest Service, 1 BLM
12.6 mi
to the nearest one
Ochoco Divide Group Site
5,201 ft
at the highest of them
Walton Lake. The lowest, John Day River Basin Developed Campgrounds, sits at 2,000 ft
56
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 70 feet

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

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Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Mitchell, nearest first

7 places

  1. Ochoco Divide Group Site group campground Forest Service · Ochoco NF - FS · Crook County 12.6 miaway 4,700 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Walton Lake Forest Service · Ochoco NF - FS · Crook County 13.3 miaway 5,201 ftelevation 32sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Cold Springs Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Ochoco NF - FS · Crook County 15 miaway 4,646 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. John Day River Basin Developed Campgrounds BLM · John Day Wild and Scenic River · Wheeler County 16.9 miaway 2,000 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Ochoco Ranger Rental cabin or lookout Forest Service · Ochoco NF - FS · Crook County 18.2 miaway 4,002 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Big Spring Campground Forest Service · Crook County 18.5 miaway 4,997 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  7. Wolf Creek Industrial Campground Forest Service · Crook County 27.5 miaway 3,959 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed