FR 4606359 — Bull Creek Dam in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 4606359 — Bull Creek Dam in OR
Road corridorDeschutes NF, Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District
7.1 mi from Bend
Maps 3,595 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 4/1–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year
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Road Access
Rough
- All 0.5 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.
- Bull Spring Creek runs 0.4 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
- Triangle Hill stands 2,820 ft above the map pin, 6.4 miles west.
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
Climate averages
October normals 33–62°F, 0.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.