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The Umatilla National Forest, located in the Blue Mountains of southeast Washington and northeast Oregon, covers 1.4 million acres of diverse landscapes and plant communities.
Visitors can explore 2,577 miles of forest roads, hike or ride on 600 miles of trails and float the Grande Ronde River.
V-shaped valleys separated by narrow ridges or plateaus, heavily timbered slopes, grassland ridges and bold granite outcroppings make up the topography of the forest.
Its three wilderness areas exhibit unusual terrains, radiating down into steep gorges and canyons from high plateaus instead of upward to high peaks and alpine lakes.
Gold and silver were actively mined from 1864 to the early 1900s in the North Fork John Day drainage and some claims are still being mined.
No campground reservations are accepted, campsites are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
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