Mottet Campground
Located just off the historic Kendall-Skyline Road, this high-level campground offers 6 campsites to choose from that are in close proximity to several wilderness trailheads. Spend your days hiking in the beautiful and scenic Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness and your nights relaxing in this tranquil and secluded campground. Mottet even offers clear, cold, and delicious drinking water, straight from a mountain spring!
More like this: first-come in Oregon · tent only in Oregon
Amenities & rules
| Equipment | Tents |
| Fees | An overnight camping fee of $8.00 will be charged. An additional $5 "per extra vehicle" fee will be charged for each vehicle exceeding the maximum two vehicle per site allowance. |
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Season & status
| Status | Open |
| Season | June to November |
| Forest | Umatilla National Forest |
| Fees | An overnight camping fee of $8.00 will be charged. An additional $5 "per extra vehicle" fee will be charged for each vehicle exceeding the maximum two vehicle per site allowance. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 45.8684° N, 117.9603° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- WildfireParadise
9 mi from the campground · 9,656 acres · 86% contained
- WildfireHagen
19 mi from the campground · 61,380 acres · 99% contained
- WildfireNorth Cayuse
28 mi from the campground · 4,887 acres · 97% contained
- PrescribedLojo Starvation 13A Underburn Rx
35 mi from the campground · 110 acres
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 32.2 mi |
| Outdoor gear | The Sports Corral ↗ | 50 mi |
| RV sales & service | Travelland RV ↗ | 59 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
Explore
Worth a stop
- 3.3 miTimothy Springs Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 3.7 miJubilee Lake Day Use Area ↗Day use
- 10.6 miCoyote Ridge Trailhead ↗Trailhead
Trails nearby
Trailheads within three miles
- 0.3 miRough Fork Trailhead ↗Umatilla National Forest · Season May to November
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness begins about 6.5 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 6.5 miWenaha-Tucannon Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 176,737 acres
- 10.1 miNorth Fork Umatilla Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 20,213 acres
- 14.4 miWallowa-Whitman National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,525,292 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
Other campgrounds nearby
Cabin and lookout rentals nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Hoodoo Ridge LookoutHistoric district · Troy · 14.4 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to camp at Mottet Campground?
An overnight camping fee of $8.00 will be charged. An additional $5 "per extra vehicle" fee will be charged for each vehicle exceeding the maximum two vehicle per site allowance.
Source: Forest Service
Is Mottet Campground open right now?
Open as of Oct 26, 2026. Season June to November.
Source: Forest Service status
How many sites does Mottet Campground have?
6 sites.
Source: Forest Service
Can I bring an RV to Mottet Campground?
Mottet Campground is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Mottet Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Jubilee Lake Campground (2.4 mi, partly first-come), Target Meadows Campground (7.1 mi, partly first-come), and Woodward Campground (9 mi, partly first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby