FR 4205600 — Bates Butte in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 4205600 — Bates Butte in OR
Dispersed camping corridorDeschutes NF, Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District
3.4 mi from Three Rivers
Maps 4,188 ft
Overnight camping allowed
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year
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Road Access
Rough
- All 0.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
- Deschutes River runs 0.1 mi off.
- Bates Butte stands 596 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles northwest.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
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)
- Camping rules (Roads carrying the MVUM dispersed-camping dot symbol on Deschutes MVUM Map 4 (2026)) Motor vehicle use off the road for dispersed camping is permitted within 300 feet of the road. Motorized access only to existing, designated, or defined sites, no closer than 30 feet to a stream, wetland, or water body (Dispersed Camping Table special provision).
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 30–61°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.