Walla Walla Forest Camp
Wallowa National Forest
Write a Review Upper Lostine Road Lostine, OR 97857 541-426-4978 Official WebsiteGPS: 45.3163, -117.4024
Overview of Walla Walla Forest Camp
Last Price Paid: $5
Reported by Chris&David on 6/12/2016
Longest RV Reported: 23 feet (Travel Trailer)
Reported by Chris&David on 6/12/2016
Number of Sites 4
Pad Type gravel
Open Seasonally Yes
Elevation 4,954 ft / 1,509 m
Tent Camping Yes
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“Awesome riverside rustic camping complete with resident doe”
Reviewed 6/12/2016
| Nightly rate: | $5 |
|---|---|
| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 2 |
| RV Length: | 23' (Travel Trailer) |
Overall Rating
Walla Walla is one of eight Forest Camps sprinkled along the Lostine River Canyon in the Wallowa Eagle Cap Wilderness. The gravel road is in good shape until you get to the Lostine Guard Station, at which point it gets rockier and rough. Fresh water is available at the Guard Station which you'll pass on the way to this campground. The spigot is like a fire hose and at right angles to the 2" hydrant. You might find it challenging to fill your containers. The first Forest Camp after the Lostine Guard Station (stop here for potable water) is Walla Walla. It's 13 miles from tiny Lostine. It's name comes from the Native American term meaning "small rapid river".
Each campground is slightly different than the next, so take your time to find your own "sweet spot." The Forest Service has provided a helpful one-page printed guide to all the campgrounds and picnic areas along the "Lostine Corridor" so stop at the Lostine Overlook on your way up the canyon (about 8 miles from town).
We loved the small size of Walla Walla which has only 4 sites and one centrally located vault toilet. Sites 1 and 2 are riverside and huge. Sites 3 and 4 are "inland" from the water with no river access. Site 2 is the most private of the four, and this is the one we chose for the night.
No one else was here on a gorgeous, hot Monday. The high-flowing Lostine River ran high and fast from the early snow melt. You'll want to wait until later in the summer to dangle much more than your toes in it. In the evening, and again in the morning, we were visited by a lone doe who munched her way around our van, unaware that we watched her for a total of three hours.
The Bowman/Francis Lake Trailhead is a few miles further up the canyon. It has a huge parking area and stock loading facility. Many popular lake destinations depart from this trailhead.
There's no cell phone reception in this valley, so either drive back to Lostine or hike up a few thousand feet until you get a signal! We saw only two other campers from Sunday through Tuesday of the first week of June, 2016.
Each of these facilities (called "Forest Camps" by the NFS) is very well maintained. In addition to spending two nights (one at Turkey Flat and the other here at Walla Walla), we spent a morning visiting each one early in June of 2016. The toilets are clean and well-stocked. The trees have been cleared from the winter's storms and newly cut rounds have been left behind for campers to split and/or burn in the fire rings.
Note: Large motor homes or those towing oversized or tall trailers will have difficulty finding accommodations along the river, so try commercial parks in Joseph or at the Wallowa State Park.
Chris&David would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- fishing
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- restrooms: vault
Pets
- pets
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