It is paved up through paynes creek till you get to the tehema wild life refuge. Then it is a dirt road that is in pretty good condition just very bouncy so you want to air down. Depending on which route you go in the tehema wildlife refuge one way is much shorter and has nice trail down 4wheel drive needed. That is if we enter from the west. If we enter the east you still have a dirt road for about hour. Pretty smooth road. Count me in I got the weekend off. I have a map some where of the tehema wildlife I will see If I can find.