Record

About Flora

Flora is an unincorporated community in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States. It is located about 35 miles north of Enterprise, just off Oregon Route 3, and is considered a ghost town.
From Wikipedia, "Flora, Oregon", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Flora, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where Flora is

USGS topographic map around Flora — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

4 historic USGS maps cover Flora

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

1955 Grangeville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1959 Grangeville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1967 Flora sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1982 Wallowa sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

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Before you go

Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Sources

Wikipedia, "Flora, Oregon": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q3472591.
USGS GNIS 1142256.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).