Hiking and Day Use Sites

NOTE: Many of the trails along seasonally closed highways and forest service roads remain open, but can only be accessed by hike, snowshoe, cross country ski or snowmobile due to accumulating snowfall. See Forest websites for more details and restrictions.

Deschutes National Forest

Head of the Metolius: Open; possible mud

Lake Creek Trail: Open; snow, possibly patchy mud

Lava Cast Forest Trailhead: Open; possibly patchy mud

Lower Canyon Creek (West Metolius Trailhead): Open; likely mud

Metolius-Windigo: Open; possibly mud

Suttle Lake Day Use: Open; likely patchy snow and mud

Whychus Creek Overlook Trailhead: Open; likely snow free and clear

Whychus Portal (Lower Whychus Trailhead): Open; likely snow free and clear

Ochoco National Forest

Alder Springs Trailhead: Open; service road 6360 closed till March 31 to cars

Willamette National Forest — Three Sisters Wilderness Area

Foley Ridge: Open

McKenzie River Trail: Partially open; closed from Tamolitch Falls Trailhead to Frissell Boat Launch due to fire activity

Separation Lake Trailhead: Open

Rainbow Falls Trailhead: Open

Tamolitch Blue Pool: Open

Ski areas and sno-parks

Updated 10 a.m. March 17

Hoodoo: Open; 51.6-inch base; Tiny Treat, Leap of Faith, Dante’s Vision. Hodag’s Horn, Hodag’s Trail, Rabbit Run, Impossible Dream Lower closed, all other trails open

Mt. Bachelor: Open; 75-inch base; Skyliner is closed for the season, all other lifts open

Willamette Pass: Open; Twilight, EPA and Peak 2 operating

Updated 10 a.m. March 19

Deschutes National Forest

Crescent Lake Sno-park: Open; 0-24 inches; poor conditions with shallow coverage

Crescent Junction: Open; 0-24 inches; poor conditions with shallow coverage

Dutchman Sno-park: Open; 42-66 inches; fair conditions; limited parking/no overnight camping; 40’ max length limit for vehicle/trailer combination; expect heavy use all the time; no dogs

Edison Butte Sno-park: Open; 6-30 inches; fair conditions; area roads closed to Hwy vehicles Dec. 1-March 31; There is a temporary closure on Trail 3, between junction 134 and 132, and on Trail 25, between 133 and 125B due to logging

Kapka Butte Sno-park: Open; 36-54 inches; fair conditions; area side roads closed to Hwy vehicles Dec. 1-March 31

Meissner Sno-park: Open; 0-24 inches; marginal conditions; area roads closed through April 1; no dogs

Skyliner Sno-park: Open; gate/road to Tumalo Falls is closed for the season; road is ski/snowshoe trail

Swampy Sno-park: Open; 18-48 inches; marginal conditions. no dogs; area roads closed to Hwy vehicles Dec. 1-March 31

Vista Butte Sno-park: Open; 12-48 inches; marginal conditions; area north of parking area closed to snowmobiles, use Kapka Butte or Wanoga; no dogs

Wanoga Snow Play: Open; 6-24 inches; marginal conditions; expect heavy use all the time; area roads closed to Hwy vehicles Dec. 1-March 31; pack home broken sleds and all trash

Wanoga Snowmobile: Open; 6-24 inches; marginal conditions; area roads closed to Hwy vehicles Dec. 1-March 31

Newberry (Six Mile Sno-park): Open; 0-6 inches; poor conditions due to low snow

Newberry (10 Mile Sno-park): Open; 0-24 inches; poor conditions with thin coverage; road 21 beyond Ten Mile closed to vehicles for winter season

Three Creek Sno-park (Lower): Open; 0-6 inches; poor conditions; road 16 may not be immediately plowed due to low use and lack of funding

Three Creek Sno-park (Upper): Open; 0-24 inches; poor conditions; road 16 may not be immediately plowed after a storm

Walt Haring Sno-park: Open; 0-18 inches; poor conditions with shallow coverage

Camping

Deschutes National Forest

Allen Springs Campground: Open

Camp Sherman Campground: Open

Lower Bridge Campground: Open

Pine Rest Campground: Open

Sisters Cow Camp Horse Camp: Open; no campfires

Cycling

East of Bend trails

Swamp Wells: winter mix

Dry River Canyon: Closed from Feb. 1-Aug. 31

All other trails riding Well

Phil’s Trail Complex

Some trails are closed weekdays until 3 p.m. Friday, see note.

Storm King closed between Storm King’s junction with Phil’s Trail and Grand Slam

Lower Whoops, EXT, Helipad, Pinedrops, Storm King Upper: Closed

Ben’s, K.G.B., Kent, M.T.B., Phil’s: Muddy

Ticket to Ride (south): Rideable snow

Skyliner, Voodoo, Upper Whoops: Deep snow

All other trails under riding well

Wanoga Trail Complex

Catch and Release, Deschutes River: Riding well

All other trails in deep snow

North of Skyliner trails

Shevlin: Riding well

All other trails in deep snow

Swampy Lakes trails

Tumalo Creek: Muddy

All other trails in deep snow

Cascade Lakes trails

All trails in deep snow

Mt. Bachelor

Bachy West XC: Deep snow

All other trails closed

Sunriver area trails

Swan Song: Muddy

Black Rock: Riding well

All other trails in deep snow

Prineville and Ochoco trails

Independent Mine, Lookout Mountain, Round Mountain: Deep snow

All other trails riding well

Sisters trails

Peterson Ridge, Metolius-Windigo (Black Butte): Muddy

Green Ridge, Lower Butte Loop, Metolius-Windigo (99 lower/upper), Suttle Lake Loop: Snow

All other trails in deep snow

Maston complex

All trails riding well

Redmond trails

The Saddle: Closed for nesting eagles

All other trails riding well

Madras East Trails

E-Bikes allowed on all trails

All trails riding well

Waldo Lake Region

All trails under deep snow

Cascade Crest

All trails under deep snow

McKenzie Region

McKenzie River trail closed from Tamolitch Trailhead to Fissell Boat Launch due to Knoll Fire

All trails in deep snow

Fishing

Updated at 10 a.m. March 17

Middle Deschutes (Benham Falls to Lake Billy Chinook): 4,180 cfs; brown trout, rainbow trout; anglers reporting good fishing in the mornings and evenings; artificial flies and lures only, no limit on brown trout

Metolius River: 1,420 cfs; bull trout, rainbow trout; good fishing reported; fly fishing only upstream of Bridge 99, artificial lures and flies permitted below; catch and release only; public access to Wizard Falls Hatchery remains closed

McKenzie River (at Clear Lake): 475 cfs

McKenzie River (near Belknap Springs): 307 cfs; rainbow and coastal cutthroat trout; fire cleanup still being conducted in the area, access may be limited; all nonadipose fin-clipped trout must be released; lures and artificial flies only

Fire danger is currently listed as Low in the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and Crooked River Grasslands. It is listed as Low in the Willamette National Forest.

Industrial Fire Precaution Level has been lowered to Level 1 as of Oct. 1

As of July 22, Deschutes River access is closed due to safety concerns and to prevent further erosion to the river bank. The access point will be closed until further notice. For more information visit bendparksandrec.org

• The Monument Area will be closed to climbing beginning January 10th, 2022.

• The Canyon Trail near the Bald Eagle nest is restricted to travel in groups of 4 or less, and noise needs to be kept to a minimum.

• Peregrine and Prairie Falcon climbing closures will go into effect at a later date.

• A park-wide ban on drones is in effect for remainder of nesting season.