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The Nestucca River National Back Country Byway is easily accessible and can be considered as a destination in itself, or a less hurried alternative route between the Oregon Coast and the Willamette Valley. The western access point is the town of Beaver, Oregon, about 12 miles south of Tillamook on U.S. Highway 101. The west end of the alternate loop drive begins at Bible Creek Road, approximately 16 miles east of Beaver. This loop drive may also be accessed via Gilbert Creek Road, about 12 miles from Willamina, Oregon. The eastern access point may be reached from Carlton, Oregon, by taking Meadow Lake County Road west for about 12 miles to the beginning of the Nestucca River Access Road. The eastern end of the alternative loop begins at Bald Mountain Road, approximately 17 miles west of Carlton. All but three miles of the Nestucca River National Back Country Byway is a two-lane paved road, the other being all-weather rocked road. The alternate loop route is a single-lane paved road with frequent turnouts. Much of the route is winding and meant for slow, leisurely driving. Log truck traffic may be encountered throughout the year. The Nestucca Back Country Byway is open year-round but may become hazardous or impassable for short periods of time because of snow and ice.

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