Red Butte (FR 2792000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
Red Butte (FR 2792000) in OR
Road corridorUmpqua NF, North Umpqua Ranger District
16 mi from Glide
Maps 3,933 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.5–1.2 and 36.8–40.7 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 · then move 5 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- 38.1 of this road’s 43 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 4.6 miles of dirt.
- Estimated climb: 8,900 ft over 43 miles through 31 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 38%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- Deadman Mountain stands 603 ft above the map pin, 0.7 miles southeast.
- A pond lies 1.1 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 40–60°F, 5.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.