USDA Forest Service · Oregon
McBride Campground
USDA Forest Service · Oregon, United States
- Sites
- 10
- Hookups
- 10 no hookups
- Season
- May 21 to September 30
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,793 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 7700160 · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Lake
- Wallowa Whitman National Forest
- Nearest town
- Baker City
- Address
- Whitman Ranger District, Baker City, OR, 97814
- Activities
- Camping, Hiking, Photography, Water Access, Wildlife Viewing
About
Overview
McBride Campground is a small campground located along Brooks Ditch, northwest of Halfway, OR. This 10 unit campground has lots of shade, provided by a mixed pine-fir forest. The campground is popular in the summer with local campers and berry pickers, and in the fall for hunters.
Quiet hours are from 10pm to 6am.
Primary use season is May to September.
Facilities
McBride Campground has 10 sites, each with a picnic table, fire ring and parking space.
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 | 28° | 18° | -2° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 30° | 20° | -7° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 40° | 25° | 6° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 28° | 18° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 59° | 38° | 26° | 78° | 4 of 11 |
| June | 71° | 43° | 33° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 53° | 40° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 53° | 44° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 70° | 46° | 36° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 55° | 37° | 27° | 71° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 39° | 27° | 13° | 53° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 29° | 20° | -1° | 44° | 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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