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Whittaker Creek and Clay Creek campgrounds between Eugene and the Oregon Coast will be closed at the start of the 2024 season due to staffing issues.
Urness is the author of “Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon” and “Hiking Southern Oregon.” He can be reached at zurness@StatesmanJournal.com or (503) 399-6801. Find him on X at @ZachsORoutdoors.
The 2024 Oregon wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of Oregon.. Predictions for the 2024 fire season made by the National Interagency Fire Center forecast above average wildfire potential in the southeastern portion of the state and average wildfire potential throughout the rest of Oregon.
Other terms used for this type are boondocking, dry camping or wild camping to describe camping without connection to any services such as water, sewage, electricity, and Wi-Fi. [3] [4] [5] Many national forests and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands throughout the United States offer primitive campgrounds with no facilities whatsoever. [6] [7]
Bear Camp Road is a combination of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Road 34-8-36 (also known as Galice Road) starting just south of Galice and United States Forest Service (FS) Road 23, which continues from the 12-mile (19 km) point on 34-8-36 to Agness. The road is named for a camp and viewpoint at the 4,600-foot (1,400 m) summit near the ...
The Long Bend Fire burning on the Deschutes River, roughly 4 miles southwest of Maupin, has brought "a precautionary evacuation" for two popular campgrounds. The fire, which blackened 108 acres by ...
[65] 53 million acres (210,000 km 2) are productive forests and woodlands on public domain lands and 2.4 million acres (9,700 km 2) are on O&C lands in western Oregon. [65] Fatigued BLM Firefighters taking a break after a fire in Oregon in 2008. Firefighting. Well in excess of 3,000 full-time equivalent firefighting personnel work for BLM. [66]
The Devils Butte Fire is an active wildfire in Gilliam County, Oregon. It ignited in the morning on July 10, 2023, due to a lightning strike. As of July 12, 2023, the fire has burned 2,865 acres (1,159 ha) and is 100% contained. [1] [2]