Has anyone been camping in the Wallow-Whitman NF this year in the NE corner of Oregon? Was there a lot of competition for campsites? We are thinking of heading that direction, but are a bit nervous because of the problems we had a few weeks ago in the Randle/Mt. Adams area finding spots.
I just got back from 3 days hiking up above the Lostine canyon. Two Pan TH was jam packed. I parked 1/4-mile down the road Wednesday and the line had extended another 100 yards or so by Friday. The campgrounds along the way had people in them, but I didn't look close enough to know if they were at capacity.
Are you going during the week? I was there a few weeks ago during the week and we had no trouble finding spots at Ice and Horseshoe lake. The weekend would obviously be more crowded - not sure I would backpack there on a weekend, especially during peak season.
- not sure I would backpack there on a weekend, especially during peak season.
And this year is especially bad due to COVID. I have friends who run a bed-n-breakfast in the area and they report that tourism has exploded because so many people have nothing else they can (legally) do.
I just got back from 3 days hiking up above the Lostine canyon. Two Pan TH was jam packed. I parked 1/4-mile down the road Wednesday and the line had extended another 100 yards or so by Friday. The campgrounds along the way had people in them, but I didn't look close enough to know if they were at capacity.
We backpacked from Two Pan TH on weekdays in September a few years ago, and there were 50 cars at the th. It's a busy area in general. Worse I'm sure this year like you said.
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