FR 5920181 — Buck Butte in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 5920181 — Buck Butte in OR
Road corridorOchoco NF, Crooked River NG
5.3 mi from Madras
Maps 2,696 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 4/1–9/27Stay 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 7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 1,800 ft over 7 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 18%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
- Parkey Springs lies 0.2 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- Baldwin Hills stands 1,479 ft above the map pin, 4.0 miles southeast.
Climate averages
October normals 36–63°F, 0.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.