FR 5300521 — Buck Butte in OR -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 5300521 — Buck Butte in OR

Road corridorOchoco NF, Crooked River NG

6.6 mi from Madras

Maps 2,836 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Ochoco National Forest ↗

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: 520 ft over 1.9 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 13%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • Canyon Spring lies 0.8 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
  • Baldwin Hills stands 1,339 ft above the map pin, 3.1 miles east.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 35–63°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.