Cougar Creek RD (FR 2049000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
Cougar Creek RD (FR 2049000) in OR
Road corridorWillamette NF, Sweet Home Ranger District
26 mi from Sweet Home
Maps 3,654 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 1.2–3, 4.1–7.6, 8.1–23.5 and 25.2–25.5 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
- All 26.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2 miles of dirt.
- Near Cone Peak.
- Estimated climb: 4,600 ft over 26.7 miles through 28 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 36%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Cone Peak stands 1,999 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles southeast.
- Middle Santiam River runs 0.8 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 40–56°F, 7.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.