Elk/Hosmer Lake RD (FR 4625000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access in Oregon

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Elk/Hosmer Lake RD (FR 4625000) in OR

Road corridorDeschutes NF, Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District

20 mi from Sunriver

Maps 4,974 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

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

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

Difficult
  • 1.9 of this road’s 7.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.1 miles of dirt.
  • Near Elk Lake Trailhead.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 9 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

2 known camp spots along this road, between mile 3.2 and mile 4.9: reported by travellers.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Elk Lake Springs lies 0.1 mi off.
  • Mount Bachelor stands 4,090 ft above the map pin, 5.7 miles east.

Rules

  • On part of this corridor: Camping: Prohibited.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

September normals 4169°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.