Cleator Bend in OR -- Campground & RV Camping
Cleator Bend in OR
CampgroundUSFS
24 mi from Mill City
Official campground & reservations ↗
Road Access
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel, pitching to 10%, 80% of it on a shelf.
Campground details
Setting
Cleator Bend is a single group campground situated on a bend of the Breitenbush River within the Willamette National Forest. The loop holds up to 45 guests and features eight campfire rings, eight picnic tables, trash receptacles, and a central vault toilet, though drinking water is currently unavailable. Visitors use the site to swim, wade, and fish for rainbow trout in the snowmelt-fed river. The South Breitenbush Gorge Trail sits three miles away, offering access to views of the river passing through basalt narrows and the cascading waters of Roaring Creek.
Getting there: From Highway 22 at Detroit, turn onto Breitenbush Road/Forest Service Road 46. The campground is 9.8 miles ahead on the right.
- Moderately separated here.
- Gale Hill stands 2,622 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles south.
- Breitenbush River runs 0.1 mi off.
- A group campground.
Climate averages
October normals 42–60°F, 6.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 43 of 100.