The North Fork John Day Wilderness is a vast and rugged protected area spanning over 121,000 acres across the Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests in Oregon. Established to safeguard the headwaters of the North Fork John Day River and its critical anadromous fisheries habitat, it offers diverse landscapes from gentle benchlands to granite outcrops and subalpine lake basins. Visitors can enjoy hiking and horseback riding amidst dense conifer forests and significant wildlife populations.
