Mckay Bu RD (FR 9736000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
Mckay Bu RD (FR 9736000) in OR
Dispersed camping corridorDeschutes NF, Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District
5.5 mi from La Pine
Maps 4,556 ft
Overnight camping allowed
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year
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Road Access
Difficult
- 17 of this road’s 17.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 11.7 miles of it dirt.
- Near McKay Crossing Falls.
- 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.
Known camping along this road between mile 6 and mile 13.1: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
- McKay Butte stands 699 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles east.
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 6 (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).
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Climate averages
October normals 32–60°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.