Lower Deschutes River Back Country Byway
BLM Back Country Byway 21 mi in Oregon.
About the Lower Deschutes River Back Country Byway
Spanning 32 miles along the east bank of the Lower Deschutes Wild and Scenic River, this back country byway offers close-up views of rapids and steep canyon country. Twelve paved miles originate from the hamlet of Maupin and connect to state highway 216 near Sherars Falls. The remainder of the byway is surfaced with high-standard gravel, suitable for passenger vehicles. Twenty-two developed recreation sites offer year-round river access including 4 boat launches, 7 day-use areas, and 10 campgrounds with 140 individual campsites and 21 group campsites. The byway terminates to the south at Locked Gate Day Use Area and to the north at Macks Canyon Campground.
Bureau of Land Management's own description, in its words. Byway page on blm.gov.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 2 · on the roadDevil's Canyon Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 3 sites
- Mile 2 · on the roadLong Bend Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 4 sites
- Mile 4 · on the roadHarpham Flat Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 13 sites
- Mile 4 · on the roadWapinitia Campground · Bureau of Land Management
- Mile 7 · on the roadMaupin City Park Campground · City, county or regional park · 47 sites · reservable
- Mile 8 · on the roadOasis Campground · Bureau of Land Management
- Mile 11 · on the roadBlue Hole Campground · Bureau of Land Management
- Mile 12 · on the roadWhite River Campground · Bureau of Land Management
- Mile 16 · 3.3 mi offTwin Springs Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 6 sites
- Mile 21 · 2.7 mi offJones Canyon Campground · Bureau of Land Management
- Mile 21 · 4.7 mi offBeavertail Campground · Bureau of Land Management
- Mile 21 · 4.9 mi offRattlesnake Canyon Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 8 sites
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.