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10 campsites
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Price
$10/night
Booking
Reservable
Sites
10 campsites
Season
Campground is operat...
Cell
Unknown
Pets
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45.2764, -117.3900
Hikers wanting a base camp for Eagle Cap Wilderness trailheads will find this place hard to beat. Each site sits on the river, the vault toilets are reportedly spotless, and $10 a night for that canyon scenery is a genuine bargain. Pack all your drinking water.
Five miles of washboard followed by big rocky gravel is a real deterrent for low-clearance vehicles or anyone who'd rather not white-knuckle an access road. No potable water on-site either, so if hauling your own supply sounds like a dealbreaker, this isn't your camp.
Reference information about Turkey Flat Forest Camp sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p>The Turkey Flat Forest Camp is one of several small campground located along the beautiful <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/wallowa-whitman/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5250870">Wild and Scenic Lostine River</a>. Nestled in a cool fir and pine tree forest, the campground is popular during the summer for local and regional campers visiting the Lostine Canyon and <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/wallowa-whitman/recarea/?recid=79468">Eagle Cap Wilderness</a>.</p>
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Summer is the window here. Trails into the Eagle Cap Wilderness clear out, and daytime temperatures sit in the 60-80°F range with cool nights dropping to 35-50°F. Snowmelt keeps the river running well, and wildflowers peak in early to mid-summer. The elevation means the campground isn't accessible much of the year. Winter buries the area under more than six inches of snow with temperatures around 21°F. Spring and fall offer short transition windows with golden larches in autumn, but summer delivers the most reliable access and weather.
Summer is the main window: trails clear, pleasant daytime temps (60–80°F) and salmon viewing.
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Potable water is not available at this site. Restrooms Vault toilet(s)
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