About Oregon Mine Campground
Adjacent to Murderer's Creek, this little campground is a great base camp for hunters. The campground is a nice area for those wishing to horse camp, a buck and pole corral is located adjacent to the campground. Visitors to the campground can enjoy bird watching, hunting and fishing in near by creeks. Hikers have options in the [Cedar Grove Botanical](http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/malheur/recarea/?recid=39928) area and [Fields Peak trail](http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/malheur/recarea/?recid=39952). Visitors may get the opportunity to see one of the beautiful wild horses that reside in the area.
- Managed by: USFS - Malheur National Forest
- Where: 13 mi southwest of Mount Vernon, OR · 44.27555, -119.29611
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.
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Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Oregon Star Party (Star party), 42 mi.
Dump station: 14.1 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Murderer's Creek Guard Station 1.4 mi
- Billy Fields Campground 5.1 mi
- Deer Creek Guard Station 6.2 mi
- Fall Mountain Lookout 12.4 mi
- Campsite · 9 mi N of Seneca 13.8 mi
- Starr Campground 14 mi