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Oregon

Alvord Desert

Dispersed camping area · Federal agency · Oregon

Overview While Steens Mountain looms to the west, the shimmering salt flats of the Alvord Desert unfold to the east. Tens of thousands of years ago, a lake almost 200 feet deep covered the Alvord Desert and extended southward into Nevada. The old shoreline forms terraces along the edge of the valley, and dee

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Overnight camping
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Federal agency
Road access
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RV / trailer
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Cell signal
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Last verified
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42.55979, -118.53283
Scale
020 m

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Facilities
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Water
No water
Electric hookup
Not reported
Water hookup
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Sewer hookup
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Dump station
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Fire ring
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Picnic table
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Conditions and risks
Site condition
Not reported
Cell signal
Not reported
Risk tags
None reported
Vehicle and road
Access
Not reported
Road condition
Not reported
RV friendly
No
Trailer friendly
No
Max rig length
Not reported
Turnaround
not reported
Rules and restrictions
Fire rule
Not reported
Tent rule
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Pet rule
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Reservation
Not reported
Payment
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