Blowout Road (FR 1000000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access in Oregon

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Blowout Road (FR 1000000) in OR

Road corridorWillamette NF, Detroit Ranger District

15 mi from Mill City

Maps 1,623 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is prohibited on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

Motor-vehicle season 4/16–11/30Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · no more than 50 days total within any 365-day period; also 14 days · within 30 days · No more than 50 days in any 365-day period
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 4.8 of this road’s 29.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.4 miles of graded dirt.
  • Near Stahlman Point.
  • Estimated climb: 4,700 ft over 29.3 miles through 26 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 32%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~200 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

3 known camp spots along this road, between mile 15.5 and mile 26.4: reported by travellers.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Blowout Cliff stands 2,092 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles southeast.
  • The Detroit Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.

Rules

  • On part of this corridor: Camping: Prohibited.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

September normals 4775°F, 2.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.