Route Five

Route 5 of The Oregon Back Country Discovery Route

Route 5 of the Oregon Back Country Discovery Route is a great adventure into Oregon's incredibly diverse and beautiful less traveled roads. This allows the adventurest to experience a very little traveled part of Oregon's vast, varied and incredible back country. For the vast majority of its 750 miles the BCDR elevation ranges from 4000' plus to 6000' plus. On the Route, one will travel from the high open meadows with Aspen and mixed Fir at the California border (6000'+), to the high desert sand dunes of Christmas Valley (4000'+), and into the lush conifer forest of northern Oregon. The BCDR has commercial services available approximately every 100 miles with street legal vehicles needed for access. Campgrounds are available along the route. Due to the elevations the Route is a late Spring, Summer adventure, depending on snow arrival in the Fall and departure in the Spring. The Route is accessible at many places as it crosses highways and secondary roads.

The BCDR is divided into four sections. Each section is represented by a different color on the above map. Maps for each section will be offered indiviually as they are available. The maps are offered in a laser copier printed 8.5" X 11" format. The maps have road number and GPS points for easy navigation without on-ground signs. Section one, yellow on map, runs from below the Oegon border to just north of Summer Lake. Section two is the red line. Section three is the purple line.

Route 5 Section Maps
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Section 1. 145 Route miles. California Border to North of Summer Lake. $15.00 + $3.00 S&H
Section 2. 232 Route miles. North of Summer Lake, South of Seneca. $15.00 + $3.00 S&H
Section 3. 162 Route miles. Seneca to Granite. $15.00 + $3.00 S&H
Section 4. 211 Route miles. Granite to Washington. $15.00 + $3.00 S&H

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Section 1. $15.00 + $3.00 S&H

Section 2. $15.00 + $3.00 S&H.

Section 3. $15.00 + $3.00 S&H.

Section 4.$15.00 + $3.00 S&H.

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34074 E. Peebles Rd
Eugene, OR 97405

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Why do we offer maps instead of GPS routes? Safety. The GPS companies discourage using GPS units as the only means of navigation. Stories of GPS unit failures are easy to come by. Reports of vehicle failures on the BCDR have been heard and experienced. We strongly recommend one carry Forest Service maps as well. Your journey will be one with few if any contacts with others outside your party. One needs to plan for being self-sufficient. Traveling with others is highly recommended. If one’s means of transport fails, it can be a really, really long hike, and it could be many days before someone comes along, if at all. Some areas have cell phone reception but should not be counted on. If it becomes necessary to find civilization in a hurry, for any reason, you will be thankful for all the maps and resources along with you.

Thanks to all you supporters who have purchased Back Country Maps. Your support is the only support we receive. Beware of those who are ripping off the BCDR system by offering goods not sanctioned. It hurts all of us with on-going development of new and expanded routes.

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Route 5 of The Oregon Back Country Discovery Route

Route 5 Section Maps Purchase using Pay Pal or Visa/Mastercard/Discovery/American Express

If you are behind a firewall, PayPal may not work and time out. Snail mail is the work around for this problem.

Section 1. 145 Route miles. California Border to North of Summer Lake. $15.00 + $3.00 S&H

Section 2. 232 Route miles. North of Summer Lake, South of Seneca. $15.00 + $3.00 S&H

Section 3. 162 Route miles. Seneca to Granite. $15.00 + $3.00 S&H

Section 4. 211 Route miles. Granite to Washington. $15.00 + $3.00 S&H