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Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will close Pilot Butte’s summit road to motorized vehicles for the season starting 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2.

The road closes to motorized vehicles every year in November due to winter weather driving conditions. The gate will be closed through the winter and reopen mid-April 2026. The road remains open to pedestrians and non-motorized vehicles year-round.

“We encourage pedestrians and those using non-motorized vehicles to use caution when accessing the road during winter because conditions can quickly become slick,” said Park Manager Brian Vaughan.

For more information about the park, visit the park webpage at https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=33

This story is based on submitted information and has not been verified by our news team. 

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Road Up Pilot Butte Closes Nov. 2

by Nic Moye and The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
October 27, 2025

<h1>Road Up Pilot Butte Closes Nov. 2</h1> <p class="byline">by Nic Moye and The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />October 27, 2025</p> <p class="has-drop-cap">Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will close Pilot Butte’s summit road to motorized vehicles for the season starting 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2.</p> <p>The road closes to motorized vehicles every year in November due to winter weather driving conditions. The gate will be closed through the winter and reopen mid-April 2026. The road remains open to pedestrians and non-motorized vehicles year-round.</p> <p>“We encourage pedestrians and those using non-motorized vehicles to use caution when accessing the road during winter because conditions can quickly become slick,” said Park Manager Brian Vaughan.</p> <p>For more information about the park, visit the park webpage at&nbsp;<a href="https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&amp;parkId=33">https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&amp;parkId=33</a></p> <p><em>This story is based on submitted information and has not been verified by our news team.&nbsp;</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/business/businessnews/road-up-pilot-butte-closes-nov-2/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=66612&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/business/businessnews/road-up-pilot-butte-closes-nov-2/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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