USDA Forest Service · Oregon
Canyon Forest Camp
USDA Forest Service · Oregon, United States
- Sites
- 3
- Hookups
- 3 no hookups
- Season
- May 16 to November 1
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,862 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
- LOSTINE RIVER (NFSR 8210000) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- 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
Canyon Forest Camp is one of several small campgrounds located along the Wild and Scenic Lostine River. The camp is a rustic facility with 3 campsites, set in the cool fir and pine tree forest. It is very popular during the summer months with local and regional campers. Canyon Forest Camp is also very popular with visitors to the Eagle Cap Wilderness.
Season of use generally runs from early June to October.
Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.
Facilities
Canyon Forest Camp has 3 campsites with picnic table, fire rings and parking spaces.
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 located 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° | -9° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 32° | 19° | -10° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 39° | 24° | 8° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 28° | 14° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 53° | 36° | 25° | 75° | 8 of 11 |
| June | 66° | 43° | 31° | 82° | 3 of 11 |
| July | 79° | 56° | 39° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 79° | 55° | 45° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 68° | 46° | 34° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 55° | 36° | 16° | 72° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 42° | 29° | 0° | 60° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 19° | 0° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Williamson Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 9 sites
- Walla Walla Forest Camp · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 4 sites
- Irondyke Forest Camp · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 5 sites
- Turkey Flat Forest Camp · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 3 sites
- Hurricane Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi · 12 sites
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