FR 4240400 — Dry Butte in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 4240400 — Dry Butte in OR
Road corridorDeschutes NF, Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District
10 mi from Three Rivers
Maps 4,830 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- All 6.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 5.9 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 690 ft over 6.5 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Lookout Mountain stands 1,388 ft above the map pin, 1.8 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: Allowed. (FR 4240400 MP 0.0-1.8 (MVUM dispersed-camping symbol)) 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 33–58°F, 2.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.