John Day River Basin Developed Campgrounds
Prineville · Wheeler County · OR
Source: Recreation.gov · imported Aug 15, 2026
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The essentials
Key campground facts
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Price
$5/night
Type
Campground
Camping status
Official campsite
Land manager
Bureau of Land Management
Sites
21 campsite records
Reservable sites
0 of the records read
Reservation
Required
Facility phone
(541) 416-6700
Facility email
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- Reservation required before arrival.
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Getting there
Access and vehicle suitability
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Where it is
Location
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State
OR
County
Wheeler County
Nearest city
Prineville
Elevation
1,658 ft
Coordinates
44.79395, -120.00097
Site-level source data
Campsite specifications
21 of 21 Recreation.gov campsite records read. The figures below describe the 21 standard, individually bookable campsite records. Every line states how many records reported it.
Electric hookups
15 of 21 sites report no electric
6 sites publish no value for this field, so it is not a campground-wide answer.
Water hookups
21 of 21 sites report no water hookup
All 21 site records state a value.
People per site
Up to 8 people
Published by 21 of 21 site records.
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Published record details
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Published use types
Overnight
Published campsite types
STANDARD NONELECTRIC, WALK TO
Park phone
(541) 416-6700
Amenities
Only amenities the source actually states are listed. Unknown is never shown as No.
Facility-level electrical status: not fully published.
Site-level: 15 of 21 sites report no electric. See campsite specifications below.
Camping
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Setting & surroundings
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Activities
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National Weather Service
Weather
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Staying reachable
Connectivity
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Agency fire orders
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Nearby services
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Solar
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Is this place right for you?
Experience & practicality
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Experience
Published recreation and setting.
—/ 10
Not enough data. Only 2 relevant facts have been published for this record, so no score is shown rather than an invented one.
Why
- River at the site
- Photography
Practicality
Published logistics: access, cost, facilities.
5.0/ 10
84% of the 7 published facts are positive, scaled by how much is documented (59% of the 16-weight target). Thin data coverage · 20 still unpublished. A thin record reads low because little is published, not because the place is poor.
Why
- Camping is published as allowed
- Cost is published
- Fire ring
- $25 or less per night
- Pets allowed
- Picnic table
Published as not available
- No reservation required
Partially supported: only one of the two dimensions has enough published evidence, so this record is not presented or ranked as the equal of a fully documented one.
Methodology nmr-score-3.0.0. Park-level activities feed Experience only; campsite facts feed Practicality only. Experience measures how much recreation and setting evidence is published; Practicality is the published positive share scaled by how much of the logistics catalogue has been documented, so a handful of positives can no longer read 10/10. Unknown is never treated as a no. Neither dimension is used to filter search results, and “Best” ordering ranks fully supported records above partially supported ones.
Overview
Why this place?
- Campground managed by Bureau of Land Management.
- Camping status: Official campsite.
- Located in Prineville, Wheeler County, OR at 1,658 ft.
- Source lists 1 recreation activity here.
- Nightly price: $5.
- A reservation is required.
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Official source
Fees and reservation source material
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Fee notes from Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov's fee text describes a per-night camping fee.
- Fees are $5.00 per site/night plus $2 for each additional vehicle over the first vehicle, excluding towed vehicles.
- The Scan & Pay option is an additional .50 cents per $10.
Fees are $5.00 per site/night plus $2 for each additional vehicle over the first vehicle, excluding towed vehicles. The Scan & Pay option is an additional .50 cents per $10.
Free text as published. It is never converted into a nightly price.
Data & trust
Source confidence
High
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Source
Recreation.gov
Last source update
Aug 16, 2026
Source record
#10317439
- Unverified · RIDB · Aug 15, 2026
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