Blue River (FR 1500000) — Sweet Home in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
Blue River (FR 1500000) — Sweet Home in OR
Road corridorWillamette NF, Sweet Home Ranger District
26 mi from Sweet Home
Maps 1,117 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–2.2 and 21.9–26.3 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
- 2.5 of this road’s 7.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0 miles of dirt.
- Estimated climb: 4,300 ft over 7.3 miles through 19 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 39%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
- A gate 28.4 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 1.5 and mile 7.6: 1 mapped spot.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Katsuk Butte stands 3,674 ft above the map pin, 3.8 miles south.
- McKenzie River runs 0.1 mi off.
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 41–62°F, 5.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.