Maupin Oregon Map

About Maupin, Oregon

Maupin is a locality in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 427. The population density is 118.2 people per km². Maupin is located at 45.1751°N, 121.0814°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Maupin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97037.

Maupin occupies a rugged shelf of earth where the high desert plateau abruptly gives way to the deep, basalt-lined trench of the Deschutes River. It lies 29.4 miles south of The Dalles, OR (from The Dalles, OR: bearing 171°T), and is situated 29.8 miles north-northeast of Warm Springs. The landscape is defined by the stark geometry of arid slopes and the relentless, silty pulse of the water below, which carves a path through the volcanic rock with singular purpose. To the west, the horizon is anchored by the faint, jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range, a reminder of the moisture-rich world that exists far beyond this dry, sun-bleached expanse. Visitors finding their way to County Open Space encounter a terrain stripped of pretense, where the air smells of baked sagebrush and the light at dusk turns the canyon walls into a bruised, copper-toned relief. Only three miles away, the quiet surface of Gray Reservoir provides a stillness that contrasts with the constant, rhythmic motion of the river currents.

Maupin carries the weight of a history built upon the necessity of crossing challenging terrain, evolving from a vital ferry point into a destination for those who seek the raw character of the river canyon. The local economy remains tethered to the Deschutes River, drawing a seasonal cycle of travelers who come to navigate the rapids or to find the solitude of the nearby Stag Canyon. Beyond the immediate banks, the land is punctuated by the occasional flash of Celestial Falls, which drops into the landscape five miles away as a delicate, vertical interruption in the otherwise horizontal plains. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands the land’s indifference, yet the community maintains a tenacity that mirrors the resilient scrub brush clinging to the canyon floor. It is a place of hard edges and wide, open skies, where the daily rhythm is dictated not by clocks, but by the shifting heat and the enduring flow of the water.

About This Maupin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Maupin, Oregon. Coordinates: 45.17512, -121.081449. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Maupin includes the ZIP code (97037), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Wasco County (The Dalles), and school district assignment (South Wasco County School District 1).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.