Cold Springs Cutoff (FR 1012000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cold Springs Cutoff (FR 1012000) in OR

Road corridorDeschutes NF, Sisters Ranger District

4.4 mi from Sisters

Maps 3,446 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Deschutes National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 12.5 of this road’s 15.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 12.5 miles of it dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 5 switchbacks.

Known camping along this road between mile 2.8 and mile 3.5: .

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Cold Spring lies 0.2 mi off.
  • North Sister stands 6,537 ft above the map pin, 12 miles southwest.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 31–61°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.