Marion Creek Road (FR 2255000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
Marion Creek Road (FR 2255000) in OR
Road corridorWillamette NF, Detroit Ranger District
28 mi from Mill City
Maps 2,448 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 3.9–4.3 and 5.4–5.6 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 total within any 365-day period
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Road Access
Difficult
- 8.2 of this road’s 8.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.2 miles of dirt.
- Near Independence Rock.
- Estimated climb: 2,600 ft over 8.9 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 29%.
- Dead-ends 1.5 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Bachelor Mountain stands 3,491 ft above the map pin, 3.3 miles west.
- North Santiam River runs 0.1 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 45–62°F, 6.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.