Watkins Flat RD (FR 2315000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
Watkins Flat RD (FR 2315000) in OR
Road corridorDeschutes NF, Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District
32 mi from La Pine
14 mi off US 20 (straight line)
Maps 5,174 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 19.9–22.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 10/16–9/24Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year
VerizonUSABLE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Difficult
- All 25.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 13.5 miles of it dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A cattle guard 3.7 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Fox Butte stands 927 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles south.
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).
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 27–60°F, 0.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.