Blue River (FR 1500000) — McKenzie River in OR

Road corridorWillamette NF, McKenzie River Ranger District

26 mi from Sweet Home

0.0 mi off US 20 (straight line)

Maps 1,367 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–3.7, 24.6–26.1 and 36.6–37.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Motor-vehicle season 4/1–10/1Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · No more than 50 days in any 365-day period

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Difficult

25.4 of this road’s 38.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.5 miles of dirt.
Near H J Andrews Monument.
Estimated climb: 9,000 ft over 38.9 miles through 37 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 52%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~190 ft on the downhill side.
A gate 33.7 miles along the road.

Known camping along this road at mile 13.9: 1 mapped spot.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
The Blue River Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
Buck Mountain stands 3,382 ft above the map pin, 4.0 miles north.

camping, occupying, or otherwise leaving camping equipment and/or related supplies at any locations on the Willamette National Forest...overnight, for a period longer than 14 calendar days, in a 30-day period
Camping rules

October normals 40–61°F, 5.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Blue River (FR 1500000) — McKenzie River in OR -- Camping Rules & Access