Cougar Mtn. (FR 1700000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
Cougar Mtn. (FR 1700000) in OR
Road corridorSiuslaw NF, Hebo Ranger District
4.2 mi from Lincoln Beach
Maps 526 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.1–0.4, 1.1–1.7, 18.5–19.2, 23.3–24.3 and 32.3–32.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 60 days · Then leave the forest
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Road Access
Difficult
- 19.3 of this road’s 34.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 2.3 miles of dirt.
- Estimated climb: 4,600 ft over 34.1 miles through 44 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 60%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 0.8 and mile 30.6: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Ball Mountain stands 1,316 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles northeast.
- Bluff Creek runs 0.3 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 45–61°F, 6.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.