Pipe Line Rd. (FR 4630000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
Pipe Line Rd. (FR 4630000) in OR
Road corridorMt. Hood NF, Clackamas River Ranger District
16 mi from Mount Hood Villages
15 mi off US 26 (straight line)
Maps 1,328 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 7.1–8.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 4/2–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year
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Road Access
Difficult
- 14.6 of this road’s 20.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.4 miles of dirt.
- Near Frog Lake Dam.
- Estimated climb: 3,500 ft over 20.2 miles through 11 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 66%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Gates 13 and 13.7 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Whale Head stands 3,406 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles southwest.
- Clackamas River runs 0.1 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 47–64°F, 6.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.