FR 5920182 — Buck Butte in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 5920182 — Buck Butte in OR
Road corridorOchoco NF, Crooked River NG
5.4 mi from Madras
Maps 2,910 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
VerizonWEAK
AT&TSTRONG
T-MobileWEAK
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Difficult
- All 2.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 500 ft over 2.2 miles, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 24%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Parkey Springs lies 0.7 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 35–62°F, 0.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.