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The North Fork John Day Wilderness is a wilderness area within the Umatilla and Wallowa–Whitman National Forests in the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon. [1] [2]The wilderness consists of four separate units: the main 85,000-acre (34,000 ha) unit of the North Fork John Day drainage; the Greenhorn Unit to the south; the Tower Mountain Unit to the north; and the Baldy Creek Unit to the east.
Primary recreational activities in the North Fork Umatilla Wilderness include hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, and horseback riding. The North Fork of the Umatilla River is designated catch and release only. [2] There is a 27-mile (43 km) hiking trail system, which opens up early in the season due to the low elevation of the Wilderness. [1] [3]
White River Falls State Park is a state park in north central Oregon. It is located 35 miles (56 km) by road south of The Dalles and 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east of Tygh Valley . The focus of the park is the falls where wild and scenic White River plunges 90 feet (27 m) from a basalt shelf.
Thousands of emigrants later followed the Oregon Trail west, and many remained in the Blue Mountain region. Discovery of gold in Oregon in 1851 led to the settlement of the North Fork John Day River area. More than $10 million in gold and silver were mined, and remnants of the era are still visible in the National Forest.
The river has Oregon's longest covered bridge crossing it at Westfir, the Office Bridge. [3] Portions of the river were designated wild and scenic in 1988. [4] [5] The portion from Waldo Lake to 1 mile (1.6 km) upstream from Westfir is designated scenic by the State of Oregon [6] and is known for its native trout by fly fishermen. [2]
The White River is a tributary of the Deschutes River, approximately 50 miles (80 km) long, in north-central Oregon in the United States. It drains a scenic mountainous area of the Columbia Plateau on the east side of the Cascade Range southeast of Mount Hood .
Little North Fork Wilson River White Creek; George Creek; Shadow Creek; ... → North Fork Smith River (originates in Oregon and drains into Smith River in California)
[4] [3] There are two main forks of Little Butte Creek: the North Fork and the South Fork. The South Fork's headwaters are at 5,713 feet (1,741 m) above sea level, while the North Fork's headwaters are considerably lower at 4,638 feet (1,414 m). [c] They meet each other at 1,647 feet (502.0 m), creating the main stem itself.