USDA Forest Service · Oregon
Arrow Forest Camp
USDA Forest Service · Oregon, United States
- Sites
- 3
- Hookups
- 1 with water, 3 no hookups
- Season
- May 15 to November 1
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,443 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- NFSR 8210090 · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Lake
- Wallowa Whitman National Forest
- Nearest town
- Joseph
- Address
- 201 E. 2nd Street, Joseph, OR, 97846
- Activities
- Backpacking, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Photography, Water Access, Wilderness
About
Overview
Arrow Forest Camp is a small campground located south of the community of Lostine in eastern Oregon. The campground is nestled along the Wild and Scenic Lostine River, in a cool fir and pine forest. This small three-unit campground is popular during the summer for local and regional hikers and fishermen visiting the Lostine Canyon and Eagle Cap Wilderness.
The use season is generally June through early October.
Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.
Facilities
This campground is small. There are three sites with fire rings, picnic tables and parking spaces.
Natural Features
Fees
Overnight Use: Single Site: $10/night.
Interagency Senior/Access Recreation Passes provide a 50% discount to Single Campsites ONLY. The discount applies only to the fee for the campsite physically occupied by the pass holder, not to any additional fee or campsite(s) occupied by members of the pass holder's party. https://store.usgs.gov/recreational-passes Please be prepared to pay with CASH or CHECK.
Single unit campsites = $10.00/night.
A self-service fee station is available at the campground.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 22° | -1° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 20° | -6° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 25° | 11° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 28° | 13° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 51° | 37° | 24° | 73° | 7 of 11 |
| June | 65° | 44° | 31° | 80° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 79° | 56° | 40° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 56° | 45° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 47° | 36° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 55° | 37° | 17° | 70° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 42° | 31° | 4° | 59° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 21° | 2° | 45° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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