White River Wildlife Area

The White River Wildlife Area is managed as a winter range for foraging deer and elk. This keeps damage complaints from private landowners to a minimum and the deer and elk herds healthy.

A mix of fir, pine and oak forests offer diverse habitats for a variety of wildlife. Wild turkey populations are the highest in northern Oregon. Silver gray squirrels are abundant. Spring and summer are the best times to see Lewis woodpeckers. This is a popular hunting area during the fall, and feeding stations provide good deer and elk viewing during winter. Spring wildflowers are abundant on Postage Stamp Butte during spring.