Walters Corner @ Hwy 216 – Juniper Flat

@ The Cross Rd to Wapintia

It is an Oasis to stop and reflect on the trip!

I have been going over to Central Oregon for more years than I can remember to hunt and fish.  Traveling via Hwy 26 through the Warms Springs Indian Reservation (The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs) or turn off at Warm Spring Junction to head due east on Hwy 216.  Traveling via Hwy 216, the length of driving through the timber is short and one will come into Pine Grove on top of the plain.   It is an old town with well warn homes that you see from the road.  In the town itself there have been a number of stores that have gone by the wayside over the years!

Walters Corner is located near Wapintia and the flat area between Maupin and Pine Grove which is called Juniper Flat.   Bake Oven Road starts on the east side of maupin by the Deschutes River Access Rd and goes up through Bakeowen towards Shaniko!

It is called Bake Oven Rd for a reason as one better have water and air conditioning. Eugene Walters who owns Walters Corner has been there for as long as I can remember, always having cold pop, hot coffee, ICE, and whatever else one would need for the road.  Hours of Operation are from 7:00 AM to 6:30 PM!  What he also has at his store is history, which includes stories of game taken from the hills on public land.  Walters Corner market has many big Cascade Bulls on the east wall with a few mule deer bucks and some dandy Antelopes also there.  Now I would not say Eugene is going to give you his secret spot for monster bulls of the Cascades or even how he called the bulls in, but he might give you an area of interest.  I will always fill up my truck’s tank up when I stop, as it is important to have a store like Walters Corner in an area of few jobs and mostly ranches.  Eugene is also the man in the area when there is house fire or range fire to be first on the scene.  There have been a number of times when traveling over to Maupin that Eugene is out fighting a fire for the community. There is even airstrip (Wapinitia Airport)in the area at the junction of Kelly Cutoff and Old Wapinita Rd. So if you looking for a place that you can spend a few dollars and relax while on your way to fish, hike, hunt or just see the country side, don’t hesitate to stop at Walter Corners.

The following picture was taken no more than 1 1/2 miles from the store on the Old Wapinitia Rd: