Soda Fork Mainline RD (FR 2043000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access
Soda Fork Mainline RD (FR 2043000) in OR
Road corridorWillamette NF, Sweet Home Ranger District
21 mi from Sweet Home
Maps 1,497 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.8–1.9, 2.2–16 and 16.4–21.2 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
- 12.7 of this road’s 21.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2 miles of graded dirt.
- Estimated climb: 5,400 ft over 21.4 miles through 28 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 42%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~180 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Rooster Rock stands 2,062 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles west.
- Taylor Creek runs 0.1 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 43–61°F, 6.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.