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This gravelled Back Country Byway parallels the Wild and Scenic South Fork John Day River through its incised canyon for a distance of 50 miles from its northern terminus at Dayville to the northern border of Malheur National Forest to the south. This drive takes visitors through deep canyons of Columbia River Basalts, through stands of old growth ponderosa pines, Douglas and white fir, and willows that line the road. The river itself contains beautiful rapids and the Izee Falls, which drops 56 feet vertically.Along the way, you’ll pass the Aldrich Mountain Wilderness Study Area as well as th…
Activities: AUTO TOURING, HIKING, WILDLIFE VIEWING, HUNTING, PHOTOGRAPHY