Glen Echo (FR 4714185) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
Glen Echo (FR 4714185) in OR
Road corridorUmpqua NF, North Umpqua Ranger District
16 mi from Glide
Maps 3,451 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 5/1–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 5 mi
VerizonMARGINAL
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- All 7.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.4 miles of dirt.
- Near Cougar Bluffs.
- Estimated climb: 2,000 ft over 7.2 miles through 13 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 22% and pitches to 33%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
- Winslow Cabin Spring lies 1.1 mi off.
- Lookout Mountain stands 1,570 ft above the map pin, 3.9 miles south.
Climate averages
October normals 42–61°F, 4.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.