Spencer Wells RD (FR 2300000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
Spencer Wells RD (FR 2300000) in OR
Road corridorDeschutes NF, Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District
26 mi from La Pine
5.4 mi off US 20 (straight line)
Maps 4,852 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 2.4–2.7 and 7.3–7.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 10/16–9/24Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 52 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 20.6 miles of dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Cattle guards 15.4 and 47.7 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Poly Top Butte stands 815 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles north.
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 7 (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).
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 25–61°F, 0.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.