North Fork John Day Campground & Trailhead
Its 20 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, and camping costs Single Site: $8 per night. North Fork John Day Campground & Trailhead is a National Forest campground near Granite, Oregon.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
1 / 6East portion of NFJD Campground. Photo: US Forest Service, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
North Fork John Day Campground & Trailhead sits inside North Fork John Day Wilderness and Umatilla National Forest. Each unit's rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- Single Site: $8 per night
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-28
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 20
- Tent sites
- 5
- Group sites
- 1
- Accessible sites
- 4
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
- Site driveways
- Mixed
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets, fire rings, and pets allowed. No potable water.
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-28
Campsites
20 sites; the longest takes a 40 ft vehicle. Every site below links to its own page on Recreation.gov, where it is booked. Official site list and booking on recreation.gov.
| Book | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Fork John Day | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 1 |
| 1A | North Fork John Day | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 1A |
| 1B | North Fork John Day | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 1B |
| 2 | North Fork John Day | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 2 |
| 3 | North Fork John Day | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 3 |
| 4 | North Fork John Day | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 4 |
| 5 | North Fork John Day | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Not on record | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book site 5 |
| 6 | North Fork John Day | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book site 6 |
| 7 | North Fork John Day | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 7 |
| 8 | North Fork John Day | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book site 8 |
| 9 | North Fork John Day | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book site 9 |
| 9A | North Fork John Day | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site 9A |
| 10 | North Fork John Day | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 10 |
| 11 | North Fork John Day | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 11 |
| 12 | North Fork John Day | Standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 12 |
| 13 | North Fork John Day | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Back-in | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 13 |
| 14 | North Fork John Day | Group standard nonelectric | 40 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 14 |
| 15 | North Fork John Day | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 15 |
| 16 | North Fork John Day | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 16 |
| AB | North Fork John Day | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site AB |
Data source: Recreation.gov , accessed 2026-09-28. Site details are Recreation.gov's own per-site listing and can differ from the campground-wide facts above.
Rules
- Pets
- Allowed
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-28
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 5,615 ft
44.9146, -118.4333 in Grant. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Around North Fork John Day Campground & Trailhead
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Anthony Lake, whose mapped center point is 10 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Anthony Lake fishing on fishypedia.com.
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Reservable Mud Lake Campground 
Reservable Anthony Lake Campground More campgrounds: camping near Granite and campgrounds in Grant.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, campsites), accessed 2026-09-28
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, maxRvLengthFt, drivewayType, petsAllowed, fireRings, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-28
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: US Forest Service, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 2: US Forest Service, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 3: US Forest Service, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 4: US Forest Service, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 5: US Forest Service, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 6: US Forest Service, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)