USDA Forest Service · Oregon
Turkey Flat Forest Camp
USDA Forest Service · Oregon, United States
- Sites
- 3
- Hookups
- 3 no hookups
- Season
- May 19 to October 12
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 5,315 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 8210080 · 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
Turkey Flat Forest Camp is one of several small campgrounds located along the beautiful Wild and Scenic Lostine River. Nestled in a cool fir and pine tree forest, the campground is popular during the summer for local and regional campers and hunters. The facility has 3 sites, each with a table, fire ring and parking spot. This rustic campground provides ready access to the Eagle Cap Wilderness.
Primary season of use is early June through September
Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.
Facilities
The facility has 3 sites, each with a table, fire ring and parking spot.
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° | 0° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 20° | -5° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 39° | 26° | 11° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 28° | 14° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 51° | 37° | 24° | 74° | 7 of 11 |
| June | 65° | 44° | 32° | 81° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 79° | 57° | 40° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 79° | 56° | 46° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 47° | 36° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 55° | 38° | 18° | 71° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 43° | 31° | 4° | 60° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 21° | 3° | 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
- Arrow Forest Camp · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 3 sites
- Shady Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 14 sites
- Irondyke Forest Camp · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 5 sites
- Walla Walla Forest Camp · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 4 sites
- Williamson Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 9 sites
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