Gordon RD (FR 2032000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
Gordon RD (FR 2032000) in OR
Road corridorWillamette NF, Sweet Home Ranger District
15 mi from Sweet Home
Maps 1,099 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 5–6.2, 10.2–15.7 and 22.1–23.8 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
- 10 of this road’s 24.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.7 miles of dirt.
- Estimated climb: 5,800 ft over 24.7 miles through 18 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 39%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.7 miles off.
- South Santiam River runs 0.1 mi off.
- Soapgrass Mountain stands 4,081 ft above the map pin, 6.2 miles southeast.
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 46–64°F, 6.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.