FR 5200050 — Buck Butte in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 5200050 — Buck Butte in OR
Road corridorOchoco NF, Crooked River NG
5.5 mi from Madras
Maps 2,683 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 4/1–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · no more than 28 days within any 365-day period on all NFS lands in the order
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 1.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 220 ft over 1.9 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 13%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
- Baldwin Hills stands 1,492 ft above the map pin, 4.3 miles east.
Climate averages
October normals 36–63°F, 0.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.