The Nature Conservancy’s Dunstan Homestead Preserve, Bates State Park, and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs’ Oxbow and Forrest Conservation Areas are all open to the public during certain times of year.

Enjoy activities like hiking, fishing, hunting, and birdwatching while observing Middle Fork John Day restoration in action. Be sure to observe all posted regulations while visiting.

Just next door, you can explore the uplands and tributary streams of the Middle Fork watershed in the vast Malheur National Forest.