Paulina Lake Road (FR 2100000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access

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Paulina Lake Road (FR 2100000) in OR

Road corridorDeschutes NF, Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District

15 mi from La Pine

Maps 6,436 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is limited to designated sites on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

Deschutes National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 15 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 12.2 miles of it dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road between mile 0.8 and mile 2.9: .

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • East Lake lies 0.2 mi off.
  • North Paulina Peak stands 1,252 ft above the map pin, 3.1 miles northwest.

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 2100000 MP 21.074-25.23 (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 2100000 MP 25.23-27.6 (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).
  • Camping rules
  • On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
  • On part of this corridor: Camping: Prohibited. (Newberry Caldera (Exhibit G), Newberry National Volcanic Monument) Persons with a permit specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act; Federal, State, or local officers and rescue/firefighting forces on duty; Camping in developed campgrounds and resorts.
  • On part of this corridor: Newberry Caldera (Exhibit G): Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire outside of developed campgrounds, day use areas, and resorts. (Newberry Caldera (Exhibit G) campfires) Persons with a permit specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act; Federal, State, or local officers and rescue/firefighting forces on duty; Portable stoves or lanterns using gas, jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid fuel.
  • As of 12:01 a.m. on Friday, September 25, public use fire restrictions are no longer in effect. (Deschutes National Forest public use fire restrictions)

Climate averages

October normals 32–55°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.