Evacuation Routes and Shelters

John Day Evacuation Routes:

• Primary Evacuation Routes:  East to Prairie City and west to Mt Vernon on US Highway 26,
• Alternate evacuation routes: Highway 395 south to Canyon City
• Primary Staging Area:  Senior Center, John Day 
• Secondary Staging Area:  Humbolt Elementary, Canyon City--This site is also a designated ARC shelter.

Canyon City Evacuation Routes:

• Primary Evacuation Routes: are Hwy 395 north to John Day
• Alternate Evacuation Routes: Adams Rd to West Bench truck route to John Day, Marysville Ln.  to John Day and Prairie City

Mt Vernon Evacuation Routes:

• Primary Evacuation Routes:  Primary Evacuation Routes:  east to Dayville and west to John Day on Highway 26
• Alternate evacuation route: North on Highway 395 to Long Creek

Long Creek Evacuation Routes:

• Primary Evacuation Routes: Hwy 404 to Monument and 395 south to Mt Vernon
• Alternate Evacuation Route: County Rd 18. To hwy26 (See Long Creek City map)

Dayville Evacuation Routes:

• Primary Evacuation Routes:  East to Kimberly and Monument and west to Mt Vernon on US Highway 26.
• Alternate Evacuation Routes: South on County Rd 42 to Izee-Paulina and 395

Seneca Evacuation Routes:

• Primary Evacuation Routes:  North to John Day and south to Burns on Highway 395
• Alternate Evacuation Route: East on NF16, to Prairie City

Prairie City Evacuation Routes:

• Primary Evacuation Routes:    West on highway 26, to John Day.  
• Alternate Evacuation Routes:  East on Hwy 26 to Baker City. South on County Rd 62 to Seneca

Monument Evacuation Routes:

•  Primary Evacuation Routes:   South on Highway 402 to Long Creek (See Monument City map)
• Alternate evacuation route: NE on Hwy 402 to Kimberly and south on Hwy 19 to Dayville

Granite Evacuation Routes:

• Primary Evacuation Route:   County Rd 24 to Sumpter  and Hwy 7
• Alternate Evacuation Routes:  County Rd 24 to FSR1305 to County Rd 503 to Hwy7, and/or NF 73 TO Anthony Lakes

American Red Cross Shelters

Evacuation shelters will be determined by Red Cross if activated

Dayville  High School--285 School House Rd, Dayville

LDS Church--944 E Main, John Day

John Day Elks Lodge--140 E Dayton, John Day

Monument School District--127 North St, Monument

Prairie City School District--740 Overholt, Prairie City

Long Creek School--375 E Main, Long Creek

Mt Vernon Community Hall--Ingle St,  Mt. Vernon

Grant Union High School--911 S canyon Blvd, John Day

Humbolt Elementary--329 N Humbolt, Canyon City

Seneca Elementary--101 Park Ave, Seneca

Mt. Vernon Grange--59491 Hwy 26, Mt. Vernon