Unit DESOLATION · Desolation
About this unit
Umatilla National Forest country in the North Fork John Day River drainage. North Fork John Day Wilderness on the unit’s south.
- North Fork John Day Wilderness
- Umatilla National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
1 found
Trails near Unit DESOLATION
12 found
Pacific Crest Trail
2626.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertElkhorn Scenic Byway
109.1 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateNorth Fork John Day River Wilderness Trail
27.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertLost Lake and Summit Lake via Elkhorn Crest Trail
21.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertDutch Flat Creek Trail
16.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertElkhorn Crest Trail
14.4 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSummit Creek Snowmobile
13.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertWagner Gulch Trail
11.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultDavis Creek Trail #244
8.5 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultNipple Butte Bicycle
8.5 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultDavis Creek
8.4 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertElkhorn Crest Trail
8.4 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
Campgrounds near Unit DESOLATION
12 found
Vinegar Hill Indian Rock Scenic Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Olive Lake Campground (or)
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLower Camp Creek Forest Camp
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Miners Retreat
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWinom Creek
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHead O Boulder Forest Camp
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Anthony Lake
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBates State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBig Creek Meadows Camp
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMeadowbrook Store, Cafe & RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundOriental
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMccully Forks
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
On the books in Oregon
Species inventory is state-level — which units actually hold or permit each species varies. Verify unit-specific rules with the state agency linked above.
Official agency resources
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://myodfw.com/articles/oregon-fishing-hunting-regulations-and-updates
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://myodfw.com/articles/controlled-hunt-navigation
- GMU map ↗
https://myodfw.com/big-game-hunting/areas
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://odfw.huntfishoregon.com/login
- Hunter education ↗
https://myodfw.com/workshops-and-events/hunter-safety-education
- Buy a license ↗
https://myodfw.com/licenses-permits-applications-and-forms
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit DESOLATION, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Oregon agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/11/2026.