Ochoco National Forest · Oregon

Gray Butte

3.9 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 852 · trail class 3 · typical grade 5-8% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Trailhead Gray Butte Trailhead Drive there

Gray Butte Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This is a free facility. · reservation required

The trailhead is located in the southern portion of the Crooked River National Grassland, just south of Forest Service Road 57 and less than 1/4 mile east of the intersection of Forest Service Road 57 and Forest Service Road 57-500. It's near the old McCoin homestead and orchard.

Access from Gray Butte Trailhead includes Gray Butte Trail (#852) , through which the Cole Loop Trail (#854) and Smith Rock State Park can also be reached.

There is a small gravel parking lot that can accommodate small trailers if there are not many visitors already in the lot.

View a vicinity map here .

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Trail Crossing Corrals Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This is a free facility. · reservation required

This trailhead is located just east of Highway 97 and provides access to the Cole Loop Trail (#854) which links up with Gray Butte Trail (#852) and Warner Loop Trail (#854A) . There are corrals on site at the trailhead; however, they may not be as stable as they seem. If you choose to use them you do so at your own risk.

View a vicinity map here .

Restrictions There is a 14 day stay limit on all National Grassland and US Forest Service land including but not limited to campgrounds and other developed facilities.

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.