Spring Basin Wilderness, Nature reserve near Clarno, Oregon.
The Spring Basin Wilderness stretches across 6,382 acres of rolling hills, cliffs, and remote canyons along the John Day River in Wheeler County, Oregon.
The United States Congress established Spring Basin Wilderness through the Omnibus Public Land Management Act, signed by President Barack Obama in March 2009.
Native bunchgrasses, western juniper, and sagebrush steppes in this protected area reveal the natural heritage of the Pacific Northwest landscape.
Visitors need to carry paper maps and sufficient water supplies, as the area contains limited marked trails and only one central spring for water access.
The rock formations contain fossils from a prehistoric subtropical forest where tiny four-toed horses roamed among palm trees and magnolias 45 million years ago.
Location: Oregon
Inception: 2009
GPS coordinates: 44.90000,-120.40000
Latest update: March 3, 2025 01:33
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