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BLM dispersed camp #25 — Gilliam County, OR
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · Gilliam County, OR · 45.22040, -120.54116
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 880 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
- @Mail8 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- WWater22 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- LLaundry34 mi
- DDump35 mi
- HHardware36 mi
- +Urgent care38 mi
- AAir-up42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 22-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 15 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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
880 ft
County
Gilliam County, OR
Coordinates
45.22040, -120.54116
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureJohn Day River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townKent · ~7.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~20.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesTwo Boys Select Market · ~17.4 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBills Place Pit Toilet · ~15.5 mi S · BLM
- RestroomCottonwood Double Cxt Toilet · ~18.1 mi N · BLM
- RestroomMacks Canyon Rec Site - Toilet #2 · ~20.1 mi NW · BLM
- RestroomMacks Canyon Rec Site - Cxt Boat Ramp (East) · ~20.3 mi NW · BLM
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- BLM dispersed camp #23 — Gilliam County, OR~0.3 mi
- Airstrip~0.4 mi
- TP Flat~0.4 mi
- Horseshoe Bend~0.7 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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 →