State: Oregon
Address 1: Located along Brooks Ditch
Open: Seasonal
Number of Sites: 7
Elevation: 4711
County: Baker
Free: Yes
McBride Campground is a small campground located along Brooks Ditch with lots of shade provided by a mixed pine-fir forest. The campground is popular in the Summer with local campers and berry pickers, and in the Fall for hunters.
Fees:No fee. (2011)
Usage: Light-Medium
Closest Towns: Halfway (OR), Baker City (OR)
Water: None
Restrictions:
-Pets must always be restrained or on a leash while in developed recreation sites and on trails.
-Saddle or pack animals are allowed in recreation sites only where authorized by posted instructions.
Restrooms: Vault Toilet
Directions:
From Halfway, Oregon head north on the Cornucopia Highway (Main Street) for about 5.7 miles to Carson Lane; Turn left on Carson Lane (road becomes Forest Road 7710 at Carson Grade); Follow Forest Road 7710 for 3.5 miles to Forest Road 77; Turn right on Forest Road 77 and go 1 mile to the campground entrance on left side of road.
To get to Halfway, Oregon from Baker City, travel north on Interstate 84 for about 1 mile to the 302 exit for Highway 86 to Hells Canyon; Travel on Highway 86 for about 52 miles to Highway 12 going north into Halfway; Travel on Highway 12 for 1.5 miles to Halfway.
ADVISORY: Sections of Forest Road 7710 are a single-lane steep gravel road.