FR 4360000 — Bates Butte in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 4360000 — Bates Butte in OR
Road corridorDeschutes NF, Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District
7.6 mi from La Pine
Maps 4,272 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Camping is limited to designated sites on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year
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Road Access
Difficult
- 15 of this road’s 16.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 10.5 miles of it dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 4 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Deschutes River runs 0.2 mi off.
- Pringle Butte stands 753 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles southeast.
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 4360000 MP 6.04-6.6 (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).
- On part of this corridor: Camping: Allowed. (FR 4360000 MP 2.8-3.71 (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).
- On part of this corridor: Camping: Allowed. (FR 4360000 MP 0.0-2.8 (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).
- On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 31–61°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.