Bureau of Land Management · Oregon
Big Bend Campground
Bureau of Land Management · Oregon, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Season
- Year-round
- Elevation
- 1,880 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)
- Phone
- 541-416-6700
- Activities
- Camping, Accessible Swimming
About
BLM campground. Enjoy the scenery and passage of time along the banks of the North Fork of the John Day River. Here, one can contemplate the river away from sights and sounds of civilization except for the occasional passing of vehicles along sleepy State Highway 402. Chukars may be seen and heard along the cliff opposite the campground.
Stay limit: 14 days.
Fees
$5.00 per campsite per night; $2.50 per site/night for Access and Senior Interagency pass holders; $2.00 per extra vehicle over one vehicle
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 31° | -3° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 44° | 32° | -1° | 60° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 52° | 34° | 14° | 77° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 58° | 39° | 28° | 81° | 1 of 11 |
| May | 67° | 49° | 37° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 78° | 55° | 44° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 65° | 52° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 91° | 65° | 57° | 105° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 78° | 56° | 48° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 69° | 45° | 33° | 84° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 52° | 36° | 27° | 71° | 5 of 10 |
| December | 42° | 30° | 6° | 61° | 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.
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