FR 2600890 — Potato Hill in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 2600890 — Potato Hill in OR
Road corridorWillamette NF, McKenzie River Ranger District
20 mi from Sisters
Maps 4,224 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 5/1–11/14Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · No more than 50 days in any 365-day period
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 9.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 7.9 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 1,800 ft over 9.6 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 34%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 3.8 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Maxwell Butte stands 1,993 ft above the map pin, 3.0 miles north.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 33–55°F, 6.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.