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OREGON CAMPGROUND DIRECTORY
EAST FORT ROCK OHV TRAIL SYSTEM
DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST
CHINA HAT CAMPGROUND
LATITUDE: N 43°39.505
LONGITUDE: W 121°02.232
(GPS from the old Guard Station)

China Hat Campground
China Hat Campground

China Hat Campground
China Hat Campground

 

Information Board at China Hat Camp
Information Board at China Hat Camp

Information Board at China Hat Camp
Information Board at China Hat Camp

Campground was a shambles.
Campground extra dusty...

Water at China Hat Campground
Water at China Hat Campground
Notice the padlock on handle of facet.

Water had a lock on the handle.

Guard Houses at China Hat Campground
Guard Houses at China Hat Campground

Guard Houses at China Hat Campground
Guard Houses at China Hat Campground

Sign on Guard House
Sign on Guard House

Drive up the hill from the old Guard Station
and there are more campsites.

Campfires permited...
No gabage service.
Pack It In, Pack It Out

Road at China Hat Campground
Road at China Hat Campground

DIRECTIONS:
From Bend, OR via Hwy.20
Hwy. 20 east for 21.5 miles
Turn on Road#25
Campground is a couple miles

From Bend, OR via Hwy.97
Take Hwy.97 south from Bend
(Just south from milepost#142)
Turn on China Hat Road / Road#18
About 25 miles turn left on Road#25
Campground is a couple miles...

ROAD CONDITIONS:
Road#25 is paved surface
Most roads are dirt surfaces with washboards.

EAST FORT ROCK OHV TRAIL SYSTEM:
Camping is permitted at all the trailheads
and staging areas, as well as any existing
dispersed camps.
CAMP II TRAILHEAD
ROAD 25 STAGING AREA
CHINA HAT CAMPGROUND
ROAD 2510 STAGING AREA
SOUTH LAVA TRAILHEAD
SAND SPRINGS CAMPGROUND

GPS Data from Information Board
GPS Data from Information Board

Map from Information Board
Map from Information Board

MAP (PDF File)
This is the 2005 Forest Service OHV Map
for East Fort Rock OHV Trail System.
Much more details than above map.

Pine Mountain Observatory
Pine Mountain Observatory

PINE MOUNTAIN OBSERVATORY
Pine Mountain Observatory can be accessed
from Highway 20 near Millican.

Road 23 Deschutes National Forest
Road#23 north of Sand Springs

Road 23 Deschutes National Forest
Powerlines across Road#23

WILDLIFE:
Lots of deer...

IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW
WHAT FIRE RESTRICTIONS ARE IN EFFECT

Highway 20 Viewpoint
Hwy.20 Geology Information Sign

Highway 20 Viewpoint
Hwy.20 Viewpoint of Prehistoric River

Four Corners Staging Area 
Millican Valley OHV
Four Corners Staging Area

MILLICAN VALLEY OHV AREA
LATITUDE: N 44°03.777
LONGITUDE: W 120°54.545

Mayfield Pond
Mayfield Pond

MAYFIELD POND RECREATION AREA
LATITUDE: N 44°04.980
LONGITUDE: W 121°07.830
Elevation: 3290'

Christmas Valley Sand Dunes
Christmas Valley Sand Dunes

CHRISTMAS VALLEY SAND DUNES
LATITUDE: N 43°21.184
LONGITUDE: W 120°23.160
Elevation: 4300'

Green Mountain Lookout
Green Mountain Lookout

GREEN MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND
LATITUDE: N 43°23.160
LONGITUDE: W 120°43.370
Elevation: 5160'

Fort Rock
Fort Rock north from Silver Lake, OR
You used to be able to camp anywhere at Fort Rock.
There was a road up the middle and almost to the top.
If you walked around the circumference, would be
guaranteed to find an arrowhead.

Road 21 Views
Road#21 Views (East from Paulina Lake)

Road 21 Views
Road#21 Views (East from Paulina Lake)

Also see: BROADWAY LAVA FIELD
Also see:
CHRISTMAS VALLEY
Also see:
NEWBERRY CRATER and MONUMENT
Also see:
NORTH SHORE ROAD
Also see:
OCHOCO NF / ROAD#16
Also see:
OCHOCO NF / ROAD#27
Also see:
PINE MOUNTAIN OBSERVATORY
Also see:
PRINEVILLE / NORTH SHORE
Also see:
PRINEVILLE / SALT CREEK
Also see:
SALT CREEK ROAD
Also see:
STEENS MOUNTAIN
Also see:
WICKIUP RESERVOIR / ROAD#090
Also see:
WICKIUP RESERVOIR / ROAD#4260
Also see:
WICKIUP RESERVOIR / ROAD#4280
Also see:
WICKIUP RESERVOIR / ROAD#4370
Also see:
WICKIUP RESERVOIR / ROAD#44

South Ice Cave
South Ice Cave on Road#22
Near the junction of China Hat Road(Road#18)

South Ice Cave
Entrance to South Ice Cave

Badlands Rock
Badlands Rock
LATITUDE: N 43°59.489
LONGITUDE: W 121°01.648

Tree covered with shoes on SW Reservoir Road
Tree covered with shoes on SW Reservoir Road

Tree covered with shoes on SW Reservoir Road
Tree covered with shoes on SW Reservoir Road

SHOE TREE
LATITUDE: N 44°04.484
LONGITUDE: W 120°56.963
SW Reservoir Road / MP 10
3 1/2 miles past Alfalfa Store
Near Willard Road and Alfalfa Curves

CAMPGROUND INDEX

CAMPING RECIPES

CAMPING CHECKLISTS

TOURIST PHOTOS

Bend Oregon
Bend, OR

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Free campgrounds and camping
OREGON CAMPING
DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST
EAST FORT ROCK OHV TRAIL SYSTEM
CHINA HAT CAMPGROUND