Cleator Bend
- from $200
- fee
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Cleator Bend open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Detroit Ranger District. It doesn't name Cleator Bend, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Beachie Creek and Lionshead Fires Closure
Agency closure covering Detroit Ranger District · Order 06-18-04-26-14 · USFS · Detroit Ranger District
Cedar Creek Fire Closure
Agency closure covering Willamette National Forest · Order 06-18-10-26-04 · USFS · Willamette National Forest
FIRE CLOSURES: Current wildfire closures on the Willamette National Forest
Agency alert covering Willamette National Forest · USFS · Willamette National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Detroit Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 2,119 ft
- Detroit Ranger DistrictWillamette National Forest
Cleator Bend is a Forest Service campground in the Detroit Ranger District of Oregon's Willamette National Forest. It sits within the national forest's recreation sites, and the Forest Service manages the land. The site is simple, with vault toilets as the only listed amenity. A fee is charged for stays. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 82°F with only about four wet days a month, while winter brings highs in the low 40s and frequent snow from December through February. Breitenbush Campground is about half a mile away, and the Ann Arbor Hot Springs trail is about a mile off. Devil's Peak Trail and South Breitenbush Gorge are both within about 2 miles.
Local outfitters
- Camp Tadmor39 mi away
- Horseback Riding Adventures Oregon39 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Breitenbush CgCamping0.5 mi
Ann Arbor Hot Springs trailHikingPhoto: oregondave, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1 mi- Devil's Peak TrailHikingPhoto: oregondave, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.1 mi
- South Breitenbush GorgeHikingPhoto: oregondave, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.2 mi
- Fox Creek Group SiteCamping2.5 mi
- East Humbug CreekCanoeing3.4 mi
- Devils CreekCanoeing3.4 mi
- Gold Butte LookoutCamping4.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Detroit Lake State Recreation AreaCamping · ~14 min drivePhoto: Sapphireblue — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- McCoy ShelterHut camping · ~7 min drive
- KingfisherCamping · ~25 min drive
- Breitenbush CgCamping · Next door
- Fox Creek Group SiteCamping · ~4 min drive
- Humbug CampgroundCamping · ~7 min drive
- Gold Butte LookoutCamping · ~8 min drive
- Whispering Falls CgCamping · ~11 min drive
- River Mountain RV ParkCamping · ~11 min drive
- Round LakeCamping · ~12 min drive
Best time to visit Cleator Bend
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
40° / 27°
19 wet · 6 snow
Feb
44° / 27°
16 wet · 5 snow
Mar
49° / 29°
19 wet · 5 snow
Apr
56° / 33°
18 wet · 2 snow
May
64° / 38°
15 wet
Jun
71° / 43°
10 wet
Jul
82° / 47°
4 wet
Aug
82° / 46°
4 wet
Sep
74° / 41°
7 wet
Oct
60° / 35°
14 wet
Nov
46° / 31°
18 wet · 3 snow
Dec
38° / 27°
19 wet · 6 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Marion Forks Fish Hatchery, OR, 11.7 mi away at 2,475 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Cleator Bend
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