Swede Ridge RD (FR 4615000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access

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Swede Ridge RD (FR 4615000) in OR

Road corridorDeschutes NF, Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District

10 mi from Sunriver

Maps 5,822 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is prohibited 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 22.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 18.2 miles of it dirt.
  • Winds through 5 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road at mile 7.4: .

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • Mount Bachelor stands 3,242 ft above the map pin, 6.1 miles west.

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 4615000 MP 4.63-8.94 (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 4615000 MP 0.18-4.63 (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: Prohibited.
  • Camping rules
  • As of 12:01 a.m. on Friday, September 25, public use fire restrictions are no longer in effect.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 30–54°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.