Shady Campground

Shady Campground

Part of Wallowa Whitman National Forest

Overview

Shady Campground is a rustic campground located along the Wild and Scenic Lostine River. Nestled in a 'shady' cool fir and pine tree forest, the campground is popular during the summer for local and regional campers. There are 14 campsites, offering a variety of settings for campers.

Nearby, Maxwell Trailhead provides access to the Maxwell Lake and other locations in the Eagle Cap Wilderness.

The primary use season is from early June to the end of September.

Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.

Facilities

Shady Campground has 14 campsites with tables, fire rings and a parking spot.

Notifications and Alerts

  • With the continued hot temps and low Relative Humidity’s predicted in the weather on top of all the continued large fires going in the region, the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest will move to an IFPL 4 on Saturday morning the 8th of August at 0001. 

    With tinder dry forest fuels and high daytime temperatures, conditions are prime for potential human-caused forest fires. We ask that you be extremely careful when out on the forest.

    For more information on public-use restrictions, contact your local Forest Service office or visit our websites:

    http://bmidc.org/restrictions.shtml or www.fs.usda.gov/wallowa-whitman

    http://bluemountainfireinfo.blogspot.com/

Available Activities

  • Backpacking - Backpacking
  • Camping - Camping
  • Fishing - Fishing
  • Hiking - Hiking
  • Photography - Photography
  • Water Access - Water Access
  • Wilderness - Wilderness

Directions

<p>From Enterprise, Oregon travel west on Highway 82 for 10 miles to Lostine, Oregon; In Lostine turn left at Lostine River Road and go 7 miles; The Lostine River Road turns into Forest Road 8210 at Forest Boundary; Continue 10.5 miles on Forest Road 8210; Campground entrance is on right side of road.</p>

Contact Information

201 E. 2nd Street
PO Box 905
Joseph, OR 97846

Rental Options

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Available Campsites