Kinney Creek Road (FR 2212000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access

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Kinney Creek Road (FR 2212000) in OR

Road corridorWillamette NF, Detroit Ranger District

11 mi from Mill City

Maps 1,577 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.3–1 and 1.8–6.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Willamette National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · no more than 50 days total within any 365-day period
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 6.9 of this road’s 22.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 15.1 miles of it gravel.
  • Estimated climb: 4,500 ft over 22.9 miles through 22 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 31%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~260 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Whitman Rock stands 2,754 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles northeast.
  • The Detroit Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 41–61°F, 7.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.