Deschutes National Forest · Oregon

Black Butte

5.1 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 4026 · trail class 2 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 12-18 inches wide · hiking, bike · seasonal: hiking 06/01-10/31

Trailhead Black Butte Trailhead Drive there

Black Butte Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

<strong>Recreation Fee Area</strong>: $5/vehicle/day · season Mid-April to

This trailhead provides access to Black Butte Trail and has a very small parking lot with limited capacity. This is a very busy trailhead in the summer with many vehicles and hikers.

Recreation Fee Site: Parking at this site requires a recreation pass. Passes are available at this site, but can also be purchased from Forest Service offices or vendors. Please check here for more information about recreation passes and where they can be purchased.

Restrictions This is a hiker only trail.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.