Cultus Lake Road (FR 4635000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cultus Lake Road (FR 4635000) in OR

Road corridorDeschutes NF, Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District

18 mi from Three Rivers

Maps 4,708 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

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

Deschutes National Forest ↗

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

Moderate
  • 1.9 of this road’s 3.9 miles are maintained for passenger cars, mostly paved with 0.8 miles of dirt.
  • Near Bench Mark Butte.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 3 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road at mile 1.5: .

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • The Cultus Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
  • Cultus Mountain stands 2,054 ft above the map pin, 2.3 miles southwest.

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.
  • Camping rules
  • As of 12:01 a.m. on Friday, September 25, public use fire restrictions are no longer in effect. (Deschutes National Forest public use fire restrictions)

Climate averages

October normals 31–56°F, 2.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.