Conklin (FR 4100000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access

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Conklin (FR 4100000) in OR

Road corridorDeschutes NF, Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District

2.1 mi from Three Rivers

2.8 mi off US 97 (straight line)

Maps 4,274 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is prohibited on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

Deschutes National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 4/1–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 5.4 of this road’s 22.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 6.8 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 8 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A gate 20 miles along the road.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Spring River runs 0.3 mi off.
  • Mount Bachelor stands 4,790 ft above the map pin, 13 miles northwest.

Rules

  • Motorized access for dispersed camping is only allowed to existing, designated, or defined sites, and no closer than 30 feet to a stream, wetland, or water body (Motorized access for dispersed camping, all MVUM-designated roads, Deschutes NF) Applies to motorized access only; 30 ft setback from stream, wetland or water body.
  • For all roads in this table: Vehicle type and dates allowed are the same as permitted on road (Season and vehicle class of motorized dispersed-camping access, Deschutes NF)
  • On part of this corridor: Camping: Prohibited.
  • On part of this corridor: Camping: Prohibited. (Deschutes Wild and Scenic River Corridor, Forest boundary at Bend to County Road 40 (Exhibit E)) Persons with a permit specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act; Federal, State, or local officers and rescue/firefighting forces on duty.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 30–61°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.