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Numerous meadows provide excellent sites for cabins or a
base camp
Over 147 miles of creeks throughout the property
Willow Creek is a tributary to Deschutes River
1.3 million seedlings have been planted since 1993
The 32,475± acre Foley Butte Block is located twelve
miles north of the city of Prineville, with year-round
access to the southeast section from NE McKay and
Allen Creek Roads. Additionally, there is access from
Highway 26 and Ramms Road to the western section,
by Willow Creek. The 50.75± square miles of contigu-
ous ownership is bounded in the northeast section
by Ochoco National Forest, with private timberland
to the north and primarily ranchland to the west and
south. There are only five inholdings within the entire
property, with four being private, and the fifth being
US Forest Service.
There are locked gates that control access to the prop-
erty, with easements-only allowed the adjoining own-
ers. The sole public access road is along Willow Creek,
and is gated at the Crook County line in Section 20,
Township 12 south, Range 16 east.
The elevations range from 3,100± feet in the southeast
to 5,480± feet at Foley Butte, location of the lookout
tower owned by Oregon Department of Forestry that
has been part of Foley Butte Block since 1934.
An estimated 88% of Foley Butte Block is forestland,
and only 10% is non-stocked.
A total of 13,664± acres, or 47% of the forestland, has
north-facing aspect which contains the most produc-
tive timberland. The other 15,364± acres are primar-
ily south-facing slopes. The balance of the property
having non-stocked, or mainly grasslands, is a mix
of both north- and south-facing slopes. Topography
overall is rolling to moderate. It is estimated that
over 85% of the timberland may be harvested using
ground-based or tractor logging, with only a nominal
amount of cable yarding.
Total road miles on the property are 141, and a system
of gravel roads provides access throughout. There is a
rock source on the property for road maintenance.
The property has over thirty-six springs, and 147 miles
of creeks. Major creeks on the property are Foley, East
Foley, Martin, Higgins, Willow, Coon, Allen, Fall, Kui-
man, Lofton and Turner, which are tributary to De-
schutes and Crooked Rivers.
Two large ponds are located in Section 27, just east of
the Fall Creek drainage and near the rock palisades
and outcrops that contribute to the beauty of the Foley
Butte Block.
There are a number of meadows along Foley, East Fol-
ey, Martin, Fall, Allen and Willow Creeks, all excellent
locations for a base camp, cabins, or seasonal retreat.
Views of the Cascades and Crooked River Valley are
available from the higher elevations of Foley Butte
Block.
Additionally, the hauling of logs from the Foley Butte
Block is along private and county roads, and does not
require any road use agreements with USFS.
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