Galice to Hellgate Back Country Byway
BLM Back Country Byway 27 mi in Oregon.
About the Galice to Hellgate Back Country Byway
The beautiful Rogue River country is the focal point of the Galice-Hellgate Backcountry Byway. The byway is 40 miles one-way, 80 miles round-trip. The entire route is a narrow, winding, paved road and is suitable for passenger car travel. A portion of the byway is single lane with occasional turnouts. Numerous river access points and developed recreation sites allow you to experience the river and its variety of recreation experiences. Much of the drive provides a view of the deep river canyon with impressive rock walls bordered by forested slopes. Smullin Visitor Center at Rand is 18 miles into the route and can provide information about the area.
Bureau of Land Management's own description, in its words. Byway page on blm.gov.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 12 · 2.9 mi offAlmeda Park Campground · City, county or regional park · 38 sites
- Mile 14 · on the roadEnnis Riffle Campground · City, county or regional park
- Mile 16 · on the roadIndian Mary Park Campground · City, county or regional park
- Mile 22 · 4.0 mi offGriffin Park Campground · City, county or regional park
- Mile 26 · 4.3 mi offSchroeder Park Campground · City, county or regional park
Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, in order along the byway; each one's page has its facts, season and weather by month.
About this page's facts
The line is the Federal Highway Administration's scenic byways layer (HEPGIS, a snapshot of 2022-06-24, a US government work), cut at the state line and simplified for the map; the length is the line's. The designation is the program's own: the national tiers from FHWA's America's Byways roster, the rest from the layer's designation field. Road conditions, closures and seasonal gates change: check the agency's own page and the state's road conditions before you go.