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BLM dispersed camp #21 — Wheeler County, OR
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · Wheeler County, OR · 44.78607, -120.03858
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 1,635 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
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- WWater14 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- MMechanic32 mi
- +Urgent care51 mi
- PPropane52 mi
- LLaundry52 mi
- HHardware52 mi
- ShShower52 mi
- OOutfitter52 mi
- DDump53 mi
- AAir-up55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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
1,635 ft
County
Wheeler County, OR
Coordinates
44.78607, -120.03858
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureJohn Day River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townRichmond · ~4.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelLone Elk Market · ~12.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesService Creek Resort · ~1.7 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletService Creek - Rec Site - Vault Toilet · ~1.9 mi E · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletMuleshoe Campground - Rec Site - Vault Toilet #2 · ~3.7 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletMuleshoe Campground - Rec Site - Vault Toilet #1 · ~3.8 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletTwickenham - Rec Site - Vault Toilet · ~7.1 mi SW · BLM
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Below Island~0.9 mi
- Across From Cut Juniper~1.8 mi
- Below Cut Juniper~1.8 mi
- Fence Crew Camp~1.9 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 →