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BLM dispersed camp #18 — Gilliam County, OR
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · Gilliam County, OR · 45.41624, -120.48998
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on Bureau of Land Management land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 622 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower5 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- DDump24 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
- OOutfitter33 mi
- WWater34 mi
- PPropane57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 34-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 12 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
622 ft
County
Gilliam County, OR
Coordinates
45.41624, -120.48998
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureJohn Day River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townMoro · ~12.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.9 mi
- FuelFuel · ~12.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~24.4 mi
- GroceriesHuskey's 97 Market · ~12.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicClinic · ~25.1 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomCottonwood Double Cxt Toilet · ~4.3 mi N · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletSixteen Mile Canyon - Toilet #1 (Pit Toilet) · ~18.1 mi W · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletAirstrip - Bullrun Site Vault Toilet · ~18.2 mi W · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletDike Recreation Site - Toilet #1 (Pit Toilet) · ~18.3 mi W · BLM
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cow Camp~0.3 mi
- BLM dispersed camp #24 — Gilliam County, OR~0.3 mi
- BLM dispersed camp #12 — Gilliam County, OR~0.5 mi
- BLM dispersed camp #3 — Sherman County, OR~1.2 mi
How we know this
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
no road or trail found nearby — check manually
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely until someone does.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →