Getting Your Gravel Driveway Ready for an Oregon Winter: A Fall Checklist
Before the rain settles in each fall, clear your ditches and culverts, patch potholes, restore the driveway crown so water runs off, top up thin spots with crushed rock, redirect downspouts and trim overhanging branches. Save major regrading for late spring, when the ground is dry enough to work.
Why Gravel Driveways Get Potholes (and How to Stop Them for Good)
Potholes in a gravel driveway are almost always caused by water. When the surface is flat or dished instead of crowned, rain sits in low spots, softens the base and washes out the fine material that holds the rock together. The lasting fix is to reshape the driveway so water runs off, give that water somewhere to drain and compact a crushed rock surface.