Lots more of the backcountry is opening up with warming temperatures and melting snow.

Highway 46 beyond Dutchman Flat is open for the summer. Road 16 to Three Creek Lake is open with a temporary detour.

Most recreation sites from Sparks Lake to Elk Lake are snow free and accessible below 5,700 feet. Skyliner Trailhead and recreation sites are still inaccessible. Parking is limited along the roadway. Tumalo Falls Road and trailhead are accessible again.

Metolius-Windigo Trail, one mile north of Winopee Lake Trail, has a muddy section that equestrians should avoid until further notice. It is mostly cleared of blowdown one mile south to Little Cultus Lake, with more clearing scheduled for June 21.

Todd Lake is blocked by snow with parking access likely not available until June 23.

There is moderate blowdown on most summer trails. Summer trails below 5,600 feet near the Cascade crest and 6,700 feet near Newberry Caldera are snow free.

Phil’s trails are re-opened and in good condition. Mzarek and Tumalo Creek trails are still closed until further notice. North Fork Trail is snow free for a mile and a quarter with patchy snow beyond, but it is not accessible to bikers until mid-late June.

Deschutes River trailheads are in good condition. Benham East footbridge has reopened, but Blackrock Trail to Benham East is closed for construction on the new, paved trail.

Wanoga trails are in good condition with patchy snow above 5,900 feet. Swampy Lake trails have patchy snow with moderate blowdown.

The road and trails to Paulina Peak are blocked by snow for at least two more weeks. Newberry Caldera trails are snow-free at lower elevations with sectional or patchy snow near the rim.

Black Butte, Metolius River, Peterson Ridge and Jack Creek trails are in fair to good condition, with some blowdown at Jack Creek Trailhead and from the campground to head springs.

Jack Lake is accessible with snow around 5,700 feet. There is some moderate blowdown and is not passable for equestrians. Canyon Creek Meadows access is blocked by snow.

Deer Lake Trailhead is accessible and clear of blowdown to the wilderness boundary. Devil’s Lake and Mirror Lake are accessible and free of snow below 5,600 feet with light blowdown and patchy snow around Devil’s Lake parking area.

Most trails in Diamond Peak Wilderness are accessible.