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Santiam Pass conditions

US 20 · 4,817 ft · Salem and Albany to Sisters and Bend

No report yet No ODOT report right now

No chain controls or crew report for this pass right now. Look at the cameras below. TripCheck road conditions

This season

No reports yet this season. We note the report every 10 minutes from Oct 12 on, so this will show how often Santiam Pass needs chains.

The last 30 days, worst report of each day: closed chains traction tires open no report

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US20 at Santiam Pass

0.2 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US20 at Santiam Pass

0.2 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US20 at Santiam Jct

4.0 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US20 at Santiam Jct

4.0 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US20 at Camp Sherman MP91.40

9.9 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US20 at Tombstone

14.1 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US20 at Sisters

17.3 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

No Santiam R Blw Boulder Crk nr Detroit

22.9 mi · U.S. Geological Survey

Rainbow: H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest

24.6 mi · webcam.oregonstate.edu via Windy.com

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OR22 at Detroit

24.9 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

OR126 at McKenzie

25.2 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

OR126 at McKenzie

25.2 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

OR22 at Detroit Ranger Station

26.2 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

Breitenbush River above French Creek near Detroit

26.3 mi · U.S. Geological Survey

North Santiam River Upstream

30.9 mi · U.S. Geological Survey

North Santiam River Downstream

31.0 mi · U.S. Geological Survey

Century Drive at MP 21.11

31.5 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

Century Drive at MP 21.11

31.5 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at Juniper Butte

32.9 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at Ogden Wayside

33.1 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at Ogden Wayside

33.1 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US20 at Cooley Rd

34.6 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at SW 61st St S

34.7 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at Cooley Rd.

35.4 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at Robal Rd

35.5 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

OR126 – Highland Ave at SW 5th St

35.5 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at Evergreen / ORE126

35.6 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at Robal SB On-Ramp

35.7 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at Empire Blvd

36.0 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at Empire NB Off-Ramp

36.2 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

Redmond at Roberts Field

36.3 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US20 at Bend - Butler Market Rd

36.3 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US26 Near Warm Springs

36.5 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at US20 Overpass Bend Pkwy

36.5 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US20 at Parkway On-Ramp

36.6 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

McKenzie River near Vida

36.7 mi · U.S. Geological Survey

US97 Bend - Ramp to Wall and Revere

36.7 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at Revere Parkway On-Ramp

36.7 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

Bend NW Colorado Ave at NW Wall St

37.1 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

Bend SW Colorado Ave at SW Industrial Dr

37.1 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

Bend NW Arizona Ave at NW Bond St

37.2 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 Ramp at Arizona-Colorado

37.5 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

Bend Parkway US97 at Colorado Couplet

37.5 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at Colorado

37.5 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at Reed Market Bend Parkway

38.1 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at Powers Rd

38.3 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

OR370 at Lone Pine Rd

38.6 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

OR370 at Lone Pine Rd

38.6 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at US26 Jct

38.8 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at Murphy Rd Exit

39.0 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US20 at Sweet Home

39.2 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at Rocking Horse

39.3 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at Rocking Horse

39.3 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US20 at Ward-Hamby Rd

39.6 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at Bend Scales NB

41.4 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at Bend Scales SB

41.4 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

OR126 at Powell Butte

41.7 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

OR126 at Powell Butte

41.7 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

OR22 at Santiam Park

42.4 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

OR22 at Santiam Park

42.4 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US26 @ Crook County Line MP16.3

42.9 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at Lava Butte

43.6 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

US97 at Lava Butte

43.6 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

South Santiam River at Waterloo

47.9 mi · U.S. Geological Survey

OR214 at Silver Creek

49.4 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

OR214 at Silver Ridge

49.4 mi · Oregon Department of Transportation (TripCheck)

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If Santiam Pass closes

Plan a drive: when a pass on the way is closed, the drive goes over an open one instead and says so.

Questions

Is Santiam Pass open right now?

There is no official report for Santiam Pass right now. Look at the cameras on this page, and check TripCheck road conditions before you go.

Do I need chains on Santiam Pass?

There is no requirement reported right now. In the snow season, the rule can change within an hour: check this page before you leave, and carry chains over the mountains in winter.

How high is Santiam Pass?

4,817 feet, on US 20, connecting Salem and Albany to Sisters and Bend.

What if Santiam Pass closes?

The nearest other ways across are McKenzie Pass (OR 242), Tombstone Pass (US 20), Willamette Pass (OR 58), Government Camp (Mount Hood) (US 26) or Bennett Pass (OR 35). Check their status above before you change your plans: storms often close more than one.