Muleshoe Recreation Area
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Location
From Prineville, Oregon, follow Highway 26 east for approximately 46 miles to the town of Mitchell. At Mitchell, turn north onto Highway 207 and follow for approximately 25 miles to the intersection of Highways 207 and 19. At the intersection, turn west (right) and follow for approximately 2 miles. Mule Shoe is located on the south side of the highway between mileposts 80 and 81. This location is 2.0 miles east of the town of Service Creek on Hwy 19.
DirectionsHabitat and Birds
This is another opportunity to access the John Day River. Yellow-breasted Chat, Bullock’s Oriole, Bank Swallow and other riparian birds are possible. Bohemian Waxwings have been seen here.
Nearby Birding Locations
- Priest Hole
- Clarno BLM Boat Ramp
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Clarno Unit
- Butte Creek Summit
- Kimberly Area
- Pine Creek Conservation Area
- Service Creek
- Clarno Road
- Winlock Road
- Spray (Town)
- Twickenham Area
- Cottonwood Creek Road
- Rowe Creek Road
- Shady Grove Rest Area
- Umatilla National Forest
- Burnt Ranch Campground
- Girds Creek Road
- Robinson Canyon - Pine Creek Conservation Area
- Hoover Creek Road/Hoover Creek Reservoir
- Julia Henderson Pioneer Park
- Kahler Basin Road
- Fossil (Town)
- Shelton Wayside Park
- Bear Hollow County Park
- Butte Creek Road
- Hancock Field Station
- Fossil Sewage Ponds
- Fossil Sewage Ponds - Farm Pond
- Bear Hollow
- Rowe Creek Reservoir
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