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The Service Creek Boat Launch and Campground.
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Vault toilets at the Service Creek Boat Launch and Campground.
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Parking at the Service Creek Boat Launch and Campground.
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Boater registration.
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A riverside site at the Service Creek Boat Launch and Campground.
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The Service Creek Campground.
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The view from the campground.
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The Service Creek boat ramp.
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The boat ramp is rocky; four-wheel drive isn't necessary, but it will help.
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A flotilla launches at the Service Creek boat ramp.
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Pushing off to float the John Day River, Service Creek to Clarno.
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John Day River just below Service Creek.
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This section of the John Day River is easy, relaxed boating at most flows.
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Dramatic basalt formations along the banks of the John Day River.
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Recapping the day beside the campfire along the John Day River.
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Enjoying a riverside camp along the John Day River.
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Strange and imposing basalt formations along the riverbank.
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Some of the camps are broad and quite roomy.
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A large camp on the John Day River.
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Looking downstream toward camp on the John Day River.
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Plenty of flat water on this trip makes this a great stretch for those learning to row.
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Strange and imposing basalt formations along the riverbank.
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It is worth remembering Cathedral Rock; there are a few official campsites near this landmark, and none below.
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A close-up of the basalt formation in Cathedral Rock.
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The John Day River is challenged by plenty of agricultural runoff from livestock and conventional farming chemicals contributing to its poor water quality.
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Pumps like this take a significant portion of the river flow later in the summer; unfortunately, due to inefficiencies, much of the water ends up evaporating before it reaches the intended crop.
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Bovines have annihilated this section of riverbank along the John Day River.
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A nearly full moon rises above a tranquil section of the John Day River.
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Few trees can survive the arid exposure on the surrounding ridges.
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A camp on a boulder bar downriver from the official campsites; camping below the high water mark is legal on Oregon rivers.
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The Big Dipper soars above a camp on the John Day River.
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The final miles before the take-out at Clarno.
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The final miles before the take-out at Clarno.
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The bridge at Clarno.
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The Clarno take-out.
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The boat ramp at Clarno is a popular put-in for the float down to Cottonwood.
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Parking at the Clarno boat ramp.