About this place
This trailhead opens onto the McClellan Mountain Trail, numbered #216. No motors are allowed on it.
The country is semi-primitive and roadless, so it is quiet walking.
The trail runs to Fields Peak and McClellan Mountain, and links across to the Riley Creek Trail #216A.
The facts
- Cost
- Free to camp
- Type
- Specific campsite
- Managed by
- Malheur National Forest
Getting there
Coordinates 44.333016, -119.203596
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What is near here
Nothing nationally famous is close. These are the landmarks nearby.
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument Directions
- Strawberry Mountain Directions
Every distance on this page is the driving distance. A short distance can still take a long time. The road may be closed for the season, covered in snow, or washed out. Many of these roads are dirt. Plan your route before you leave home. Out here there is often no phone signal to look it up on the way.
Nearest town and supplies
- Mount Vernon, OR Directions
- John Day, OR Directions
John Day is big enough that you’d normally expect fuel and somewhere to buy food. Nobody from here has been to check, so don’t count on it if you’re running low.
Have you been here?
Fees and access change, and the records do not always keep up. If you have been, tell us what you found.
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Where this information comes from
The description on this page is ours. The facts in it, and the fee and facility details below it, come from the Forest Service’s own records, read in August 2026.