Switch Back MRS0-.4, 1.08-8.5 (FR 4340000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access

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Switch Back MRS0-.4, 1.08-8.5 (FR 4340000) in OR

Road corridorMalheur NF

29 mi from Burns

Maps 5,434 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Malheur National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 14.8 of this road’s 15.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 8.4 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Bear Canyon Butte.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 3 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Pinkie Spring lies 0.7 mi off.
  • Donnelly Butte stands 596 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles west.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 30–56°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.