USDA Forest Service · Oregon
Yellow Pine Campground
USDA Forest Service · Oregon, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,560 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- YELLOW PINE CAMPGROUND (NFSR 2600575) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Wallowa Whitman National Forest
- Address
- OR
- Activities
- Camping, Hiking, Picnicking, Recreational Vehicles
About
Yellow Pine Campground is the largest of three Wallowa-Whitman campgrounds along Highway 26, which is part of the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway. The campground offers campsites for both tents and small trailers, and has five accessible campsites. Popular activities include; overnight camping for visitors traveling across the state, picnicking and exploring along the scenic byway. There is also an accessible, barrier-free, trail to Wetmore Campground. Wildflowers, wildlife, birds and large old growth ponderosa ("yellow") pine can be seen during the hike.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 21° | 0° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 35° | 23° | -2° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 27° | 15° | 69° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 47° | 30° | 12° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 59° | 40° | 29° | 80° | 4 of 11 |
| June | 71° | 45° | 35° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 57° | 43° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 57° | 47° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 72° | 49° | 38° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 60° | 38° | 28° | 74° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 43° | 30° | 14° | 59° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 21° | 7° | 51° | 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
- Wetmore Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 11 sites
- Oregon Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Unity Lake State Recreation Site · Oregon State Parks · 7 mi · 33 sites
- Antlers Guard Station Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi · 1 sites
- South Fork Campground · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi
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