FR 2610000 — Koch Butte in OR -- Camping Rules & Access in Oregon

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FR 2610000 — Koch Butte in OR

Road corridorOchoco NF, Lookout Mountain Ranger District

19 mi from Juniper Canyon

Maps 4,058 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Motor-vehicle season 5/1–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · no more than 28 days within any 365-day period; also 14 consecutive days · No more than 28 days in any 365-day period
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD

Road Access

Difficult
  • 15.6 of this road’s 16.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.4 miles of dirt.
  • Winds through 11 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A water crossing 4 miles along the road.

2 known camp spots along this road, between mile 0.2 and mile 0.5: reported by travellers.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Little Hay Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
  • Wildcat Mountain stands 1,932 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles west.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

September normals 4673°F, 0.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.