Big Sheep Camp

Big Sheep camp is located behind Wing Ridge, accessed via Wallowa’s highest SnoPark, Salt Creek Summit at 6200 ft.  Traveling 3 miles with light day-packs up and over 7500 ft. saddle of Wing Ridge Trail #1828, eliminates the first-day slog to camp and allows for turns on the way to and from camp located at 6400ft on the FS100 road.  Round trip porter service:$2/lb to camp via alternate snomo route on FS39rd.  If you choose to carry the load old school, you can circumnavigate Wing Ridge via the Wagon Rd. Trail, which is 4 miles of flat tracking.  Camp includes two sleep cabins with 2-lofts 4-cots each to accommodate two different groups up to 6.  There is a common shared 20ft kitchen and a sauna yurt inside a yurt!  Exclusive use option available for booking 10.

BigSheep GPS: (45.171530, -117.091520)

The Details

• Hut fees:
  • Flatrate $450/night for up to 5, shared kitchen yurt, 2 sleep cabins, shared sauna
  • Exclusive camp booking for up to 10 is $900/night
• 50% Deposit confirms
• Balance due November 1 or forfeit reservation
• Payments accepted through Venmo @RiverGuideCb or paypal.me/yurtmiester
• Porter Service $2/lb
• 0730 Trip Briefing day of departure over breakfast at Blythe Cricket Bistro downtown Joseph, 97846
• Liability Release Required
• Sno-Park Permits are Required: Follow this link to purchase. Permit link at bottom of page under “Permits”

Important Docs

• Camp Standard Operating Procedure
• Big Sheep DIY Checkout
• SnoMo Access Map
• Big Sheep Ski Map
• Yurty Things To Do
• Wilderness Discussion
• Gear List
• Hut Supplies
• Emergency Response

Information Resources

• SnoTel Website
• WxForcast Website~Big Sheep
  • Digital Pt Forecast
• Wallowa Avalanche Center

How to find available dates on the Calendar:

Calendar’s blocked dates indicate night between is reserved. So you can arrive the last blocked day. Or, you can join existing block when you see (#-open). Otherwise, no blocks means night between is open.