20 mins East of Madras NFS Area | Wild Camping
United States
Details
- Verified:
- over 1 year ago
- GPS:
- 44.59268, -121.04149
- Altitude:
- 19.3 masl
- Website:
- None
- Contributor:
-
Abilene
Amenities
- Electricity:
- No
- Wifi:
- No
- Kitchen:
- No
- Restaurant:
- No
- Showers:
- No
- Water:
- No
- Toilets:
- No
- Big Rig Friendly:
- No
- Tent Friendly:
- Yes
- Pet Friendly:
- Yes
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Lots of space out here. Stayed one night when passing through. We got there just before sunset on a Monday night and left around 8am. We saw 2 rvs in varied states of disrepair near the main road and a car/tent camper in an established pullout on way in. The road/s heading up hill after turning off gravel access road was pretty rutted out, had no issues w a lift and 4wd towing an off road lifted teardrop camp trailer. I used 4h just to be safe, a 2wd vehicle with a lift or extra clearance would be fine with a bit of scouting and strategy. The area we stayed had a great 360 view with a sliver of street lights looking west toward Madras and the rest was open desert forest. Really beautiful, quiet, and safe. Scattered cattle roaming, some cow bones, lots of birds. We saw one decent size Coyote on main gravel road on way in.
We didn’t scout much, but seemed that mostly the road conditions are keeping a lot of people and bigger rigs from getting up the various roads leading up into the rolling hills. With 4wd we felt isolated and secluded.
Worth noting majority of established spots closer to main road had standard trash problems including abandoned tires, ammo casings, broken glass, etc. but once we got just a few minutes further from main road there were plenty of level nooks and crannies suitable for our fairly maneuverable shorter rig.
We had both Verizon and AT&T, gps did struggle a tad on Verizon, but got stronger as we got a little higher up from main road.
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Great place to stop for an overnight. We didn't see too much garbage on the way up as others reported for nearby sites. This site was practically spotless. Easy access with a 4x4, though lower clearance vehicles would probably have a challenge getting up here. So quiet!
Report Check-InLots of space out here. Stayed one night when passing through. We got there just before sunset on a Monday night and left around 8am. We saw 2 rvs in varied states of disrepair near the main road and a car/tent camper in an established pullout on way in. The road/s heading up hill after turning off gravel access road was pretty rutted out, had no issues w a lift and 4wd towing an off road lifted teardrop camp trailer. I used 4h just to be safe, a 2wd vehicle with a lift or extra clearance would be fine with a bit of scouting and strategy. The area we stayed had a great 360 view with a sliver of street lights looking west toward Madras and the rest was open desert forest. Really beautiful, quiet, and safe. Scattered cattle roaming, some cow bones, lots of birds. We saw one decent size Coyote on main gravel road on way in.
We didn’t scout much, but seemed that mostly the road conditions are keeping a lot of people and bigger rigs from getting up the various roads leading up into the rolling hills. With 4wd we felt isolated and secluded.
Worth noting majority of established spots closer to main road had standard trash problems including abandoned tires, ammo casings, broken glass, etc. but once we got just a few minutes further from main road there were plenty of level nooks and crannies suitable for our fairly maneuverable shorter rig.
We had both Verizon and AT&T, gps did struggle a tad on Verizon, but got stronger as we got a little higher up from main road.
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