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Deschutes County moves to limit camping on county land and imposes temporary no-parking zones near China Hat and Horse Butte
Summary
The Board directed county staff May 7 to post day-use-only signage on county parcels (starting at Rickert Road) and approved a temporary no-parking order for China Hat Road, Horse Butte Road and Knott Road to protect access and reduce unauthorized overnight encampments.
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners took multiple procedural steps May 7 to curb unauthorized overnight camping and roadside parking on county-owned parcels and at popular forest access points.
Immediate actions and direction:
- Rickert Road and county parcels: County staff and law enforcement reported that recent encampments at Rickert Road had shrunk to a single occupied trailer. The board asked staff to post day-use-only signage immediately at Rickert Road and directed county staff to prepare a list of county-owned properties to be limited to day use only (signage and enforcement only where no existing encampments are present). County staff said the code and state law require signage and a process to provide alternative…
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