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2026 Season availability
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- Picnic Table
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- Heating
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Reviews (24)
What Guests Are Saying
The Fall Mountain Lookout Cabin offers stunning views, a clean and well-maintained facility, and great amenities like electricity and heating. Guests enjoyed the beautiful sunsets and star gazing, and found the access road easy to navigate. While there were some issues with customer service and maintenance, the overall experience was positive, with many expressing a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
The Fall Mountain Lookout Cabin offers stunning views, a clean and well-maintained facility, and great amenities like electricity and heating. Guests enjoyed the beautiful sunsets and star gazing, and found the access road easy to navigate. While there were some issues with customer service and maintenance, the overall experience was positive, with many expressing a desire to return.
Review Summary
MILDRED W
February 9, 2025
Very beautiful, road wasn't as difficult as i thought would be.
Lorna D
August 11, 2025
I thoroughly enjoyed my experience, staying at fall mountain lookout tower. The lightning storms were amazing. I am very pleased I got the chance to stay there. Hopefully someday I might be back.
Brooke H
August 14, 2025
The road was no problem at all for my Subaru Outback, the lookout was clean and everything worked, the views were amazing, and a mountain goat wandered up. It was a wonderful experience!!
Douglas M
August 28, 2025
after driving to Johnday to get food we discovered that the frig. wasn't working, I called lori or lisa, who ever was in charge of the rentals in Prairie City I think and was advised that there was nothing they could do. I was advised that I would have to rough it or go back to town and buy a ice chest and Ice. I asked if they could bring up a ice chest and was told it was my problem. I called the ranger and was told that he didn't have time to deal with me and the soonest he could get some one up to help me was thursday and this is a monday. F.A.A showes up on Thursday and red tags the fire tower with a metal sign that says do not climb. I discovered the problem with the refer and fixed it. This was our 3 time visiting the tower and our last time. Such poor customer service, budget cuts. They don't do the regular maintenance that they used to do. Twice while we were there 2 forest service fire trucks came and parked at the base of the towers and parked and slept at the base of the towers. What a poor use of the budget, if there was not fires to fight they should of been put to use doing something else productive to do,
Location Fall Mountain Lookout Cabin
Address:
431 Patterson Bridge Road
John Day, OR, 97845
United States
[CAUTION! Google maps may direct you to Luce Creek Road/County Road 76. This road does not provide access to Fall Mountain Lookout - it becomes a private road with an impassible, locked gate.] From John Day, travel approximately 15.5 miles south on Highway 395. Turn right onto Forest Service Road 4920. Follow Forest Service Road 4920 approximately 5 miles. Turn right on Forest Service Road 607 and continue approximately 1 mile to the lookout.
The campground is accessible from Highway 395, located approximately 15.5 miles north of the site.
Elevation: 1808 feet
19 mi drive to downtown John Day (about 36 min)
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Last updated: August 26, 2026