John Day river fishing guides

John Day River Camping Info

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.

Private Campgrounds

A. Asher's RV Park (Hwy.19, 10 miles south of Kimberly, OR; open with great vistas)
    Fee, R, PT, TC, TS, P (541)934-2712
B. Fish House Inn & RV Park (Dayville, OR)
    Fee, W, R, TC, TS, E, LC, P, Fish (541)987-2124
C. Elkhorn Tavern & RV Park (Monument, OR)
    Fee, W, R, S, TC, TS, E, RA, Fish (541)934-2244
D. Grant County Fairground RV Park (John Day, OR)
    Fee, W, R, S, TC, TS, E, DS, P (541)575-1900
E. Hitchin' Post Trailer Court (Long Creek, OR)
    Fee, W, R, PT, S, TC, TS, P (541)421-3043
F. 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
G. River Ridge Resort (Spray, OR)
    Fee, W, R, S, TS, E, RA, P (541)468-2001
H. Fossil Motel & Trailer Park (Fossil, OR)
    Fee, W, R, TS, E, DS, P (541)763-4075

Public Campgrounds

1. Ochoco Divide (Hwy. 26, 15 miles west of Mitchell, OR, 4,500' elevation, wooded)
    USFS, [28], Fee, SNL, W, T, FG, PT, TC, TS, P
2. Bear Hollow (Hwy. 19, 5 miles south of Fossil, OR; wooded)
    CP, [13], NW, T, FG, PT, TC, TS, P
3. Shelton Wayside (Hwy.19, 9 miles south of Fossil, OR; wooded)
    OSP, [26], SNL, Fee, W, T, FG, PT, TC, TS, P
4. Service Creek (Rt. 207, at Service Creek, OR; along John Day River)
    BLM, [6], Fee, T, FG, TC, RA, P, Fish
5. Muleshoe (Hwy.19, 3 miles south of Service Creek, OR; along John Day River)
    BLM, [12], 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 Buckpoint Road, 5 miles off Hwy 26, just into Ochoco Nat. Forest; +4,000' elevation and wooded) USFS, [5], NW, T, FG, PT, TC, P
7. Lone Pine (Hwy.402, 2 miles east of Kimberly, OR; along north fork of John Day River) BLM,[5], Fee, NW, T, PT, TC, RA, P, Fish
8. Big Bend (Hwy.402, 3 miles east of Kimberly, OR; along north fork of John Day River) BLM, [5], Fee, NW, T, PT, TC, RA, P, Fish
9. Clyde Holliday (Hwy.26, two miles east of Mt. Vernon, OR; along John Day River)
    OSP, [30], SNL, Fee, W, R, S, FG, PT, TC, TS, E, DS, RA, P, Fish
10. Bull Prairie Lake (10 miles north of Spray, OR, along Hwy. 207, then right onto USFS Rd.2039, in the Umatilla Nat. Forest; wooded with very small lake)   USFS, SNL, Fee, W, T, FG, PT, TC, TS, DS, P, Fish
11. Fields Creek (10 miles west of Mt. Vernon, OR, along Hwy. 26, then left onto Fields Creek Road, for 5 miles, into Malhuer Nat. Forest; wooded with creek)
    USFS, [4], Fee, SNL, TC, NW, FG, P, Fish