Sugar Pine Bu. RD (FR 9724000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
Sugar Pine Bu. RD (FR 9724000) in OR
Dispersed camping corridorDeschutes NF, Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District
2.0 mi from Three Rivers
0.0 mi off US 97 (straight line)
Maps 4,230 ft
Overnight camping allowed
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 14.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 12 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 1,900 ft over 14.1 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 18%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 0.4 miles along the road.
- A cattle guard 2.3 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Little Deschutes River runs 0.9 mi off.
- Kawak Butte stands 3,134 ft above the map pin, 9.0 miles southeast.
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 4 (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 30–61°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.