Bear Pass RD (FR 1509000) — Sweet Home in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
Bear Pass RD (FR 1509000) — Sweet Home in OR
Road corridorWillamette NF, Sweet Home Ranger District
22 mi from Sweet Home
Maps 4,299 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 21.7–22.5, 23.8–26.4 and 30.2–30.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · No more than 50 days in any 365-day period
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Road Access
Difficult
- 13.1 of this road’s 21.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.2 miles of dirt.
- Estimated climb: 7,400 ft over 21.3 miles through 33 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 51%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~190 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road at mile 34.3: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
- Twin Buttes stands 1,072 ft above the map pin, 2.9 miles northeast.
Rules
- This Order applies to all lands within the boundaries of the Willamette National Forest.…Camping, occupying, or otherwise leaving camping equipment and/or related supplies at any locations on the Willamette National Forest described in this order, overnight, for a period longer than 14 calendar days, in a 30-day period.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 39–55°F, 7.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.