Sisters Main Line (FR 4606000) — Bend/Fort Rock in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
Sisters Main Line (FR 4606000) — Bend/Fort Rock in OR
Road corridorDeschutes NF, Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District
9.5 mi from Bend
0.8 mi off US 20 (straight line)
Maps 3,561 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 10.6–11, 19.6–23.6, 25.4–26.2 and 28.6–29.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 17.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 5.8 miles of dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Gates 8.6, 20.2, 20.6, 21.3, 23.5, 28.6, 28.8, 30 and 30.2 miles along the road.
- Gates 20 and 21.2 miles along the road, signed private.
- A locked gate 20.1 miles along the road, signed private.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Triangle Hill stands 2,854 ft above the map pin, 5.0 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 4606000 MP 12.39-23.951 (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 36–62°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.