Buck MTN (FR 3150000) in OR -- Camping Rules & Access

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Buck MTN (FR 3150000) in OR

Road corridorUmatilla NF, Walla Walla Ranger District

11 mi from Elgin

Maps 4,571 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Umatilla National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 4/1–11/30Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 2.5 of this road’s 3.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.3 miles of dirt.
  • Near Buck Mountain.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Portuguese Spring lies 0.3 mi off.
  • High Ridge stands 739 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles north.

Rules

  • Camping on the Umatilla, Wallowa-Whitman, and Malheur National Forests for a period longer than 14 days within any 30-day period is prohibited.
  • Camping rules

Climate averages

October normals 36–53°F, 3.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.