Wallowa Whitman announces campsite improvement fees now in place at several forest camping locations
By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Tuesday, May 21st, 2024 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
BAKER CITY – (Release from the U.S. Forest Service) Several campsites across the Wallowa-Whitman have implemented the 2021 decision to change or start camping fees that will be directly used to build and improve amenities for our guests.
Improvements that have been installed in these campgrounds include new tables, new fire rings and new bulletin boards.
The proposal for the upgrade was submitted to the Resource Advisory Committee, that included a public outreach, several years ago and was approved in July 2021. It was next approved by the regional office, and lastly it was approved by the Washington D.C. office.
Here are the locations that have a new self-service pay stations, to collect the improvement fees, that previously did not have a camping fee.
- La Grande District
- Boulder Park Campground
- Spring Creek Campground
- Two Color Campground
- Umapine Campground
- Hells Canyon NRA
- Black Lake Campground
- Saddle Creek Campground
- Seven Devils Campground
- Twin Lakes Campground
- Windy Saddle Campground
- Eagle Cap
- Boundary Campground
- Canyon Forest Campground
- Wallowa Valley
- Coyote Campground
- Dougherty Campground
- Whitman
- McBride Campground
- Trailheads
- Heaven’s Gate Trailhead
- Windy Saddle Trailhead
For more info about the 50-plus campsites across the beautiful Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, visit our website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/activity/wallowa-whitman/recreation/camping-cabins/?recid=51353&actid=29 or call/visit one of our district Ranger Stations:
Whitman Ranger District
Office Hours: 8:00 – 4:30 M-F
Address: 1550 Dewey Avenue Suite A Baker City, Oregon 97814
Phone: 541-523-6391
La Grande Ranger District
Office Hours: 8:00 – 4:30 M-F
Address: 3502 Hwy. 30 La Grande, Oregon 97850
Phone: 541-962-8500 | | Fax: 541-962-8580
Wallowa Mountains Office
Office Hours: 8:00 – 4:30 M-F
Address: 201 East Second Street / PO Box 905 Joseph, OR 97846
Phone: 541-426-5546, 541-426-4978 | | Fax: 541-432-069
Clarkston – Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Office Hours: 7:30 – 4:30 M-F | | Closed for lunch 11:30 – 12:30 M-F
Address: 2535 Riverside Drive/ PO Box 699 Clarkston, Washington 99403
Phone: 509-758-0616
Riggins – Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Office Hours: 8:00 – 5:00 M-F | | Closed for lunch 12:00 – 1:00 M-F
Address: 1339 Highway 95 South PO Box 1405 Riggins, Idaho 83549
Phone: 208-628-3916 | | fax: 208-628-3030
