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Horseshoe House Ranch

Hosted by Eric · Grass Valley, Oregon
12 guests max
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The Horseshoe House Working Sheep Ranch • Dark Sky Camping • Grass Valley, Oregon Welcome to Horseshoe House, a peaceful working sheep ranch in the heart of Oregon's wheat country. If you're looking for quiet nights, wide-open spaces, spectacular sunsets, and some of Oregon's darkest skies, you've found them. Our dry campsite sits on 10 acres just outside Grass Valley, surrounded by rolling wheat fields and panoramic views that stretch for miles. Wake to the sounds of sheep and chickens, spend the day exploring, and end the evening beneath a sky filled with stars. Our family's roots in this country go back more than 100 years. My great-grandfather came from Tennessee in the early 1900s and settled here as a sheep rancher. Today we're proud to continue that tradition and share a little of rural Oregon with our guests. You're welcome to meet our sheep, pigs, chickens, and other farm animals while enjoying the slower rhythm of ranch life. We're always happy to recommend scenic drives, fishing, ghost towns, local history, rockhounding areas, and hidden places that many visitors overlook. Horseshoe House is an ideal basecamp for exploring Cottonwood Canyon State Park, the John Day, Deschutes, and Columbia Rivers, Shaniko, Antelope, fossil beds, pioneer cemeteries, and the scenic backroads of north-central Oregon. Our Vision Horseshoe House is growing into more than a campground. Our goal is to become a place where guests can experience the authentic landscapes, history, geology, and ranching traditions of Central Oregon. Future offerings may include: • Rockhounding Safaris • Working Ranch Tours • Ghost Town & Pioneer History Tours • Winter Livestock Feeding • Guided Fly Fishing • Sunset Photography Tours • Farm-to-Table Dinners • A Ranch Farm Stand featuring local products and Oregon rocks & minerals Whether you're chasing dark skies, exploring the Oregon Outback, or simply looking for a peaceful place to unplug, we'd love to welcome you to Horseshoe House. Stay the Night. Experience the Real Oregon.Camp Jefferson is a peaceful, flat campsite on our working Oregon high-desert ranch, with sweeping views of the John Day River breaks and the Blue Mountains. Watch sheep grazing across the land and keep an eye out for elk, pronghorn, deer and our resident raven family. You may even get a visit from Chili the Kunekune pig. The site offers wide-open country, extraordinary sunsets, dark skies and views stretching for miles. It’s a quiet place to relax, watch wildlife, photograph the landscape and enjoy the stillness of Eastern Oregon.
Rig suitability
Vehicles under 45 feet allowed
Allowed rigs: travel trailers, fifth wheels, toy haulers, pop-up campers, class B RVs, campervans, cars, truck campers, and rooftop tents
Pull-through site
Accommodates slideouts
Surface type: Grass or field
Surface levelness: Requires leveling
No class A RVs and class C RVs
Generators allowed
No electrical hookup
“Electrical outlet available near the house for charging phones and e-bike batteries; no electricity at the campsite.
No water hookup
Outdoor spigot available near the house for filling water jugs; no water hookup at the campsite.
No sewage hookup
No TV hookup
What to expect
RV/tent site
You'll have this Hipcamp all to yourself.
12 guests max
No campfires
No toilet; campers must bring camp toilets
No pets
This is a working sheep ranch protected by large livestock guardian dogs. For the safety of guests, livestock, guardian dogs, and visiting animals, please leave all pets at home. Do not approach, feed, or enter livestock areas with the guardian dogs.
Potable water available
Spigot, bottled water or jugs. Outdoor spigot available near the house for filling water jugs; no water hookup at the campsite.
No showers
Pack it out
Cooking equipment absent
Picnic table absent
No wifi
Laundry absent
Hot Tub absent
No playground

Things to know

Getting there
Check in: After 2:00 PM
Check out: Before 12:00 PM
On arrival: Head straight to site
Cancellation policy: Flexible
Minimum nights: 1 night
Accepts bookings: 12 months out
Park at listing
No wheelchair access
Max 3 vehicles
2WD accessible
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RV/tent site · Sleeps 12 · Vehicles under 45 ft
Camp Jefferson is a peaceful, flat campsite on our working Oregon high-desert ranch, with sweeping views of the John Day River breaks and the Blue Mountains. Watch sheep grazing across the land and keep an eye out for elk, pronghorn, deer and our resident raven family. You may even get a visit from Chili the Kunekune pig. The site offers wide-open country, extraordinary sunsets, dark skies and views stretching for miles. It’s a quiet place to relax, watch wildlife, photograph the landscape and enjoy the stillness of Eastern Oregon.
No campfires
No toilet
Potable water
No pets
No electrical hookup
No water hookup

Reviews

100% Recommend4 ratings · 4 reviews
Recommends
· May 2026
22 ft travel trailer ·
Camp Jefferson
It was big sky country for sure! Beautiful and you could see for miles. At night you could see soo many stars! Close enough to Cottonwood Canyon where I visited for a day.
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· March 2026
Tent ·
Camp Jefferson
We came through while bike packing the Oregon outback. It is a pretty good location for that, not far off route and about 45 miles from the finish. The hosts were very friendly and they had a nice piece of flat land for us to set up a tent. The ranch is active with a whole variety of farm animals which were fun to watch. You can hear the animals through the night which we liked but could be a problem if you're sensitive to noise. Overall we had a great stay.
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· August 2025
Idyllic farm house to relax on
Tent ·
Camp Jefferson
The Horseshoe House was great. Eric and his partner were really friendly and gave me a tour around their farm where I get to meet all their critters. I mainly booked at the site because I was looking for a remote location to stargaze, and while the weather didn't totally agree with me on my trip, I was still able to take some great photos. I would definitely book again.
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· August 2024
Perseids star gazing
Tent ·
Camp Jefferson
We got exactly what we were looking for - a remote location to look up at the sky during the meteor shower. Excellent communication with the hosts and friendly vibes overall. This is a gorgeous location, with a spectacular sunset on the drive in - I always love driving through this area and it was a pleasure to sleep in this random field. Thank you!

Location

Grass Valley, Sherman County, Oregon, United StatesTo respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking
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Hosted by Eric W.

Joined in July 2023

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