Umatilla National Forest
Dispersed camping is generally allowed
On national forest and grassland, camping outside developed campgrounds is generally permitted unless an area is posted closed or a local order says otherwise. Stay on existing surfaces, camp away from water and trailheads, and check the forest's current orders before you go — fire restrictions change through the season.
Rules change with fire season and local order. Checked 2026-08-05. Confirm on the managing office’s official page
- Area
- 2,341 sq mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
- Campgrounds
- 48
- Longest rig
- Not published
Where the land is, and what fits
The official Forest Service boundary with every campground we hold inside it. Tell it how long your rig is and the map keeps only what takes it — public land rarely matches the shape people picture, and neither does what you can actually get into.
Official unit boundary · USDA Forest Service · 48 campgrounds shown
- Alder Thicket CampgroundLate May – October/Nov. · First-come, first-served
- Bear Wallow Creek CampgroundLate May · First-come, first-served
- Big Creek Meadows CampgroundLate May
- Big Springs CampgroundFirst-come, first-served
- Bull Prairie Lake CampgroundMid-May · First-come, first-served
- Clearwater Big House CabinYear round · Reservations accepted
- Clearwater Lookout Cabin1 sites · Pull-throughYear round · Reservations accepted
- Coalmine Hill CampgroundLate May · First-come, first-served
- Ditch Creek Guard StationMay 15 · Reservations accepted
- Divide Well CampgroundSeason not published
- Drift Fence CampgroundLate May · Not reservable
- Driftwood CampgroundLate May · Not reservable
- Fairview CampgroundLate May · First-come, first-served
- Forest Boundary CampgroundJune · First-come, first-served
- Frazier Campground & TrailheadLate May · Not reservable
- Fremont Caretaker's CabinMay – November · Reservations accepted
- Fremont Congo Gulch CabinMay – November · Call 1-877-444-6777 or visit www.recreation.com . The maximum-length stay is fourteen consecutive nights.
- Fremont Hilltop Hideaway CabinMay – November · Reservations accepted
- Fremont Miner's Retreat CabinMay – November · Reservations accepted
- Fry Meadow Guard StationMay 15 – November 14
- Godman Campground/TrailheadMay – November · First-come, first-served
- Godman Guard Station1 sitesYear round · Reservations accepted
- Gold Dredge CampgroundLate May · First-come, first-served
- Jubilee Lake CampgroundJuly – November · First-come, first-served
- Ladybug CampgroundJune – November · First-come, first-served
- Lane Creek CampgroundLate May – November · First-come, first-served
- Midway CampgroundJune – November · First-come, first-served
- Misery Spring CampgroundJune – November · First-come, first-served
- Mottet CampgroundJune – November
- North Fork John Day CampgroundLate May · First-come, first-served
- Olive Lake CampgroundJune – November · First-come, first-served
- Oriental Campgroundlate May – November · First-come, first-served
- Panjab CampgroundJune – November · First-come, first-served
- Pataha CampgroundMay · First-come, first-served
- Penland Lake CampgroundLate May · First-come, first-served
- Summit Guard StationMay 15 – November 14
- Target Meadows Campground17 sitesJune – November · First-come, first-served
- Teal Spring CampgroundMay – November · First-come, first-served
- Tollbridge CampgroundLate May · First-come, first-served
- Tucannon CampgroundMay – November · First-come, first-served
- Tucannon Guard Station1 sitesYear round · Reservations accepted
- Umatilla Forks CampgroundApril
- Welch Creek Campground & TrailheadMay · First-come, first-served
- Wenatchee Guard Station1 sites · Pull-throughYear round · Reservations accepted
- Wickiup CampgroundApril – November · First-come, first-served
- Winom Campground & TrailheadLate May · First-come, first-served
- Woodland Campground6 sitesApril – November · First-come, first-served
- Woodward Campground15 sitesApril · First-come, first-served
Umatilla National Forest
The Umatilla National Forest, in the Blue Mountains of northeast Oregon and southeast Washington, covers an area of 1.4 million acres. In descending order of land area the forest is located in parts of Umatilla, Grant, Columbia, Morrow, Wallowa, Union, Garfield, Asotin, Wheeler, and Walla Walla counties. More than three-quarters of the forest lies in the state of Oregon.
Extract from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Agency description not published.
No vehicles past these lines
Designated wilderness is closed to every wheeled vehicle, including bicycles. You can walk in and camp; you cannot drive or park a rig inside one.
- Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness176,785 acres
- North Fork John Day Wilderness120,977 acres
- North Fork Umatilla Wilderness20,213 acres
Byways through this country
Places worth pulling over
Drive to Umatilla the long way
Byway plans the road in, not just the destination — real places along the way, weighted to what you like, with nothing invented.