Osprey Point at Crane Prairie Reservoir is a short hike from the trailhead. It offers excellent bird watching and photography opportunities.

This time of year is great for exploring as the leaves change and the weather cools. Points south of Bend offer many great trails, lakes and campgrounds to enjoy before the snow comes. High temperatures are expected to stay in the mid- to high-70s through this weekend and next week.

For a full list of conditions updated regularly, please visit centraloregonexplore.com

Hiking and Day Use Sites

NOTE: Cascade Wilderness permits are now required for 19 trailheads for day use and all trailheads for overnight use in the Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Washington and Three Sisters Wildernesses from June 15 through Saturday.

Deschutes National Forest

Beach Day Use: Open

Benham East Trailhead: Open

Benham West Trailhead: Open

Bessie Butte Trail: Open

Big Obsidian Flow Trailhead: Open

Boyd Cave Day Use Area: Open

Cinder Hill Day Use: Open

Coral Swamp Trailhead: Open; light deadfall

Crater Rim Trailhead: Open

Crescent Lake Guard Station: Open

Elk Lake Day Use: Open

Elk Lake Trailhead: Open; light deadfall

Fall River Trail: Open

Horse Butte Trailhead: Open; light deadfall above Swamp Wells Horse Camp near junction with Crater Rim

Lava Butte Interpretation Viewpoint: Open

Lava Camp Lake Trailhead: Open; Central Cascades Wilderness Permit required

Lava Cast Forest Trailhead: Open; NW Forest Pass required

Lava Island Day Use: Open

Lava Lake Day Use: Open

Lava Lands: Open; visitor center open for season, trails open

Lava River Cave — Show Cave: limited capacity, requires timed reservation tickets

Little Crater Day Use: Open

Little Fawn Day Use: Open

Meek Lake Trail: Open

Metolius-Windigo: Open

Mile Camp Day Use: Open

North Twin Boating Area: Open

Osprey Point Day Use: Open

Paulina Falls Picnic and Trailhead: Open

Paulina Lake Day Use: Open

Paulina Lake Loop Trail: Open; clear

Paulina Peak Trail: Open; clear

Paulina Visitor Center: Open

Peter Skene Ogden Trailhead: Open

Quinn River Boating site: Open

Rosary Lakes Trailhead: Open

Simax North and South Beach area: Open

Summit Lake: Temporarily closed due to fire restrictions

Sun Lava Trailhead: Open; heavy use on weekends

Sunset View Day Use: Open

Ten Mile Trailhead: Open

Tenino Boating Site: Open

Tranquil Cove Day Use: Open

Wake Butte Trailhead: Open

Wyeth Boating Site: Open

Willamette National Forest — Diamond Peak Wilderness

Bear Mountain Trail: Open

Blue Lake Trail: Open

Corrigan Lake Trail: Open

Diamond Peak North: Open

Diamond Peak South: Open

Diamond Peak Tie: Open

Happy Lake: Open

Hemlock Butte Trail: Open

Marie Lake Trail: Open

Mt. Yoran Trail: Open

Pioneer Gulch Trail: Open

Rockpile Trail: Open

Camping

Deschutes National Forest

Big River Campground: Open

Blue Bay Campground: Open; no campfires

Bull Bend Campground: Open; no campfires

Candle Creek Campground: Open

Chief Paulina Horse Camp: Open

China Hat Campground: Open; no campfires

Cinder Hill Campground: Open

Contorta Flat Campground: Open

Contorta Point Group Campground: Open

Crescent Creek Campground: Open; no campfires

Crescent Lake Campground: Open

East Lake Campground: Open

Elk Lake Campground: Open

Fall River Campground: Open

Fall River Guard Station: Open

Lava Camp Lake Campground: Open; Central Cascade Wilderness Overnight Permit required

Little Crater Campground: Open

Little Fawn Campground: Open

Little Lava Lake: Open

Mallard Marsh Campground: Open

McKay Crossing Campground: Open; no campfires

Newberry Group Campground: Open

North Davis Creek Campground: Closed for the season due to hazard trees

Ogden Group Campground: Open; no water

Paulina Lake Campground: Open

Point Campground: Open

Prairie Campground: Open; no water

Princess Creek Campground: Open

Pringle Falls Campground: Open; no campfires

Quinn Meadow Horse Camp: Open

Quinn River Campground: Open

Simax Group Campground: Open

South Campground: Open

South Shore Campground: Open

South Twin Lake Campground: Open

Spring Campground: Open

Sunset Cove Campground: Open

Trapper Creek Campground: Open

West South Twin Campground: Open

Whitefish Horse Camp: Open

Windy Group Campground: Open

Wyeth Campground: Open; no campfires

Bureau of Land Management

Black Hills ACEC: Open; climbing and geocaching are prohibited

Chimney Rock Trail: Open

Crack-in-the-Ground: Open

Derrick Cave: Open

Fossil Lake ACEC: Open; motor vehicles and fossil collecting prohibited

Green Mountain: Open

Lost Forest: Open, vehicles restricted to designated roads only

Oregon State Parks

Fort Rock State Natural Area: Open; rock scrambling closed in southeast area to protect nesting falcons; cave tours canceled

La Pine State Park: Open

Cycling

Sunriver area trails

Black Rock, Royal Flush: Sandy/loose

All other trails riding well

Waldo Lake Region

All trails closed due to wildfire

Fishing

Upper Deschutes at Benham Falls: 837 cfs; rainbow trout, brown trout; anglers report good rainbow and brown trout fishing below Wickiup Dam

Fall River: Brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout; open to fishing all year; fly-fishing with barbless hooks only

Crane Prairie Reservoir: 69% full; rainbow trout, brook trout, largemouth bass, kokanee; anglers report improved fishing with warmer weather

Wickiup Reservoir: 4% full; kokanee, brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass; anglers should expect to see fewer kokanee this year following recent reservoir drawdowns; anglers are reporting increased catches of rainbow trout this year than in the past; under low water conditions, boat ramps may be unavailable for launching large watercraft

Prineville Reservoir: 10% full; rainbow trout, small and largemouth bass, catfish, crappie, crayfish; trout fishing has been good near the dam, all boat ramps are closed due to low water

East Lake: Brown trout, kokanee, rainbow trout, Atlantic salmon; anglers report good fishing for brown trout, rainbow trout and kokanee; due to low water, the East Lake Campground boat ramp is unavailable for launching larger boats; anglers should look to launch boats at Hot Springs Cinder Hill campground boat ramps

Paulina Lake: Kokanee, rainbow and brown trout; good fishing for kokanee and brown trout

Ochoco Reservoir: 0% full; rainbow trout, black crappie, smallmouth bass; water level is still extremely low and bank access is limited to walk-in only

Haystack Reservoir: 34% full; rainbow and brown trout, kokanee, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill and bullhead catfish

North Twin Lake: Rainbow trout; good fishing reported

South Twin Lake: Rainbow trout; good fishing reported

Davis Lake: east side of lake open, all other areas closed due to fire; rainbow trout and largemouth bass; water level is low and it may be difficult to launch larger boats; fair fishing for largemouth bass; fly fishing only; fair fishing, catch and release for trout, no limit on size or number for warmwater fish; Odell Creek Channel and Odell Creek are closed to fishing upstream of the West Davis Lake Campground boat launch until May 22

Lava Lake: Rainbow trout; recent reports of good fishing; open to fishing all year

Little Lava Lake: Rainbow trout, brook trout and whitefish; no road access; best methods are bait, lures and flies still-fished or trolled

Hosmer Lake: Brook, cutthroat and rainbow trout; fly fishing and catch and release only with barbless hooks; good fishing reported

Elk Lake: Brook trout and kokanee; jigging, still-fishing and trolling from a boat or fly fishing are best

Diamond Lake: trout; all brown and tiger trout must be released; trout fishing has been good on lures; if you catch one over 20 inches, take it to the marina to be entered for a raffle

Crescent Lake: 8% full; kokanee, mackinaw, rainbow and brown trout, whitefish and chub; one lake trout per day, 24-inch minimum; fishing is poor; lake level is extremely low, developed ramps are unavailable for launching boats

Walton Lake: Rainbow trout; no recent update

Odell Lake: Lake trout, kokanee, rainbow trout; anglers report good kokanee fishing jigging and trolling with fish averaging 13 inches; 25 kokanee per day in addition to daily trout limitmerged

Fire danger is currently listed as High in the Deschutes, Willamette, Ochoco National Forests and the Crooked River Grasslands.

Industrial Fire Precaution Level has been lowered to Level 1 as of Sept. 23 in the Deschutes, Ochoco National Forests and the Crooked River Grasslands. The Willamette National Forests is still at Level 2.

The Deschutes National Forest expanded the temporary emergency closure area implemented as a result of the increased fire activity on the Cedar Creek Fire. Check inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8307/ for updates.

As of July 22, 2020 Deschutes River access is closed due to safety concerns and to prevent further erosion to the riverbank. The access point will be closed until further notice. For more information visit bendparksandrec.org

• Peregrine and Prairie Falcon climbing closures have been lifted as of July 16, 2022. The parkwide ban on drones has also been lifted.