★ Field-verified · Dave's ownBLM · dispersedFree
BLM public land
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · Baker County, OR · 44.57568, -117.54111
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A riverside campsite directly off of a well-traveled, dirt road in BLM land not far from interstate highway. Sound of water for peaceful sleep. Enough room for one or two vehicles. Not very remote. No cell service. Good for a night sleep if passing through the area, but not an attractive destination. Recommended due to proximity to highway.
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 2,805 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
- @Mail4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- WWater10 mi
- GGrocery19 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- DDump24 mi
- ShShower24 mi
- RxPharmacy47 mi
- LLaundry47 mi
- OOutfitter52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 · dispersed
Elevation
2,805 ft
County
Baker County, OR
Coordinates
44.57568, -117.54111
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBurnt River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townDurkee · ~3.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelTravel Plaza · ~4.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~24.2 mi
- GroceriesFood Mart · ~19.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicSaint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City · ~21.3 mi
- HardwareNorthwest Ag Supply · ~19.9 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
No signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
No
Toilet on site
No
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaWeatherby · ~10.3 mi SE
- Vault / pit toiletBasser Diggins Vault Toilet · ~14.0 mi E · BLM
- RestroomExhibit Building · ~18.9 mi NW · BLM
- RestroomToilet, New, Concrete, West · ~20.2 mi SE · BLM
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Snake River-Mormon Basin Back Country Byway~19.1 mi
- Spring Recreation Site~20.3 mi
- Steck Park~21.6 mi
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Baker County, OR). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
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.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Stay limits →How to read this page →All field notes →
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