We were driving down the 395 between John Day and Seneca checking out the beauty of the Malheur Forest while searching for a place to camp for the night. We drove right past the sign for Starr and turned around to check it out...very glad we did.
The Starr Campground sits right off the highway and has 11 sites set in 2 sections, an upper loop and a lower section. When we stayed last Thursday night there was only one other party camping. Our neighbors were set up in the lower section where the sites are a bit more spread out, while we opted to stay in the loop nearer the highway. Nothing at the campground is far from the highway, but we found it peaceful.
Each section has a vault toilet, and the upper one was surprisingly clean, as was the campground overall. The setting is lovely, engulfed in beautiful trees...including some larches that were turning their gorgeous yellow while we were there.
The sites at Starr are only $6, a tiny price to pay for a beautiful night in the Malheur Forest. Highly Recommend! read more