Bureau of Land Management · Oregon
Muleshoe Campground
Bureau of Land Management · Oregon, United States
- Sites
- 8
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,719 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)
- Phone
- 541-416-6700
- Activities
- Boating, Camping
About
BLM campground. Located just off of the sleepy John Day Highway, this campground offers 8 primitive campsites and an unimproved boat launch accessing the John Day River. The ancient river canyon weaves through the area providing spectacular views with ever-changing light and shadows in the early morning and late evening hours. A picturesque grove of ponderosa pine trees lines a section of the riverbank opposite the campground and the site itself has a large, solitary pine prominently situated. The surrounding layer cake geology is exposed in various peekaboo angles from the campground.
Stay limit: 14 days.
Fees
$5 per night per campsite; $2 for each additional vehicle over the first vehicle, excluding towed vehicles
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 31° | -2° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 46° | 31° | 5° | 66° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 53° | 33° | 12° | 77° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 58° | 39° | 28° | 81° | 2 of 11 |
| May | 67° | 49° | 38° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 78° | 55° | 43° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 67° | 52° | 105° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 91° | 66° | 57° | 105° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 78° | 56° | 48° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 69° | 45° | 34° | 86° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 54° | 37° | 26° | 71° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 44° | 31° | 2° | 63° | 9 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
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- Fairview Cg · USDA Forest Service · 16 mi
- Lone Pine Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 17 mi · 5 sites
- Big Bend Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 18 mi · 4 sites
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