China Hat RD (FR 1800000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
China Hat RD (FR 1800000) in OR
Road corridorDeschutes NF, Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District
3.8 mi from Deschutes River Woods
1.6 mi off US 97 (straight line)
Maps 4,100 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Camping is prohibited on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.
Motor-vehicle season 10/16–9/24Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year
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Road Access
Difficult
- 47.5 of this road’s 94 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 44.7 miles of it dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 4 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards 45.1 and 50.8 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Arnold Canal runs 1.2 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
- Bessie Butte stands 670 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles southeast.
Rules
- Motorized access for dispersed camping is only allowed to existing, designated, or defined sites, and no closer than 30 feet to a stream, wetland, or water body (Motorized access for dispersed camping, all MVUM-designated roads, Deschutes NF) Applies to motorized access only; 30 ft setback from stream, wetland or water body.
- For all roads in this table: Vehicle type and dates allowed are the same as permitted on road (Season and vehicle class of motorized dispersed-camping access, Deschutes NF)
- Camping rules (Roads carrying the MVUM dispersed-camping dot symbol on Deschutes MVUM Map 7 (2026)) Motor vehicle use off the road for dispersed camping is permitted within 300 feet of the road. Motorized access only to existing, designated, or defined sites, no closer than 30 feet to a stream, wetland, or water body (Dispersed Camping Table special provision).
- On part of this corridor: Camping: Prohibited.
- On part of this corridor: Camping: Prohibited. (China Hat Road (NFSR 1800) north of its junction with NFSR 1820, Cabin Butte Area Closure) NFSR 1800 south of the junction with NFSR 1820 remains open.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 33–61°F, 0.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.