A line of surfers waits for a turn on the standing wave in Bend.

It’s going to be a hot weekend with a chance of scattered thunderstorms in Central Oregon. Keep cool by seeking water to splash around in, fish, hike near or just relax by.

If your favorite spot or river is crowded, try someplace new. Just remember the sunscreen and plenty of water, and watch for changes in the weather.

The Paulina Lake Road is open, while Cascade Lakes Highway remains closed until Tuesday.

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

Hiking and Day Use Sites

NOTE: Trails above 4,000-4,500 feet are under snow. Many trails along seasonally closed highways and Forest Service roads are open, but may only be accessible by hiking, snowshoeing, cross country skiing or snowmobiling due to snow. See forest websites for more details and restrictions.

See forest websites for more details and restrictions.

Deschutes National Forest

• Aspen Day Use: Open
• Benham East Trailhead: Open
• Benham West Trailhead: Open
• Besson Day Use: Open
• Big Eddy Day Use: Open
• Big River Boating Site: Open
• Cabot Lake Trailhead: Open; patchy snow
• Charlton Lake Trailhead: Open
• Chush Falls: Open; patchy snow
• Cinder Beach Day Use: Open; snow; operated by the Suttle Lodge
• Cinder Hill Day Use: Open; possibly snow
• Coral Swamp Trailhead: Open; snow; light deadfall
• Crane Prairie Picnic Area: Open; snow
• Dillon Day Use: Open
• Fall River Trail: Open
• Head of Jack Creek Trailhead: Open; possible downfall
• Metolius River Trail: Open
• Lake Creek Trail: Open; patchy snow
• Lava Island Day Use: Open; patchy snow
• Lava Lake Day Use: Open; patchy snow
• Lava River Cave — Show Cave: Open; limited capacity, requires timed reservation tickets
• Lower Black Butte Trailhead: Open
• Lower Bridge Day Use: Open
• Lower Canyon Creek (West Metolius Trailhead): Open
• Lucky Lake Trailhead: Open
• Meadow Picnic: Open
• Meek Lake Trail: Open
• Metolius-Windigo: Open
• Mirror Lakes: Open
• North Twin Boating Area: Open
• Osprey Point Day Use: Open
• Park Meadow: Open
• Paulina Falls Picnic and Trailhead: Open; snow
• Paulina Lake Day Use: Open; snow
• Peter Skene Ogden Trailhead: Open; snow free on lower portion, deep snow at Paulina Lake
• Pole Creek Trailhead: Open; snow; moderate blowdown between TH and junction with Green Lakes Trail
• Rockpile Lake: Open
• Rosary Lakes Trailhead: Open 
• Round Lake Trailhead: Open
• Scout Lake Day Use: Open
• Suttle Lake Day Use: Open; snow
• Ten Mile Trailhead: Open
• Tenino Boating Site: Open
• Tandy Bay Picnic Area: Open
• Tranquil Cove Day Use: Open
• Whychus Creek Overlook Trailhead: Open; likely snow free
• Whychus Portal (Lower Whychus Trailhead): Open; likely snow free
• Wickiup Plains Trailhead: Open
• Winopee Trailhead: Open; snow; likely moderate downfall

Ochoco National Forest

• Alder Springs Trailhead: Open
• Antelope Flat Reservoir: Open
• Hammer Creek Trailhead: Open
• Walton Lake Trailhead: Closed

Bend Park & Recreation Trails

• Central Oregon Historic Canal Trail: Open
• Deschutes River Trail — Awbrey Reach: Open
• Deschutes River Trail — Old Mill Reach: Open
• Deschutes River Trail — Pioneer Reach: Open
• Deschutes River Trail — River Run Reach: Open
• Deschutes River Trail — South Canyon Reach: Open
• Riley Ranch Nature Reserve Trails: Open
• Rockridge Park Trail: Open
• Sawyer Park Trails: Open
• Shevlin Park Trails: Open

Bureau of Land Management

• Lower Crooked River: Open
• North Fork: Open
• Scout Camp Trail: Open
• Steelhead Falls Trail: Open
• Trout Creek Trail: Open

Oregon State Parks

• Cline Falls State Scenic Viewpoint: Open
• Cove Palisades State Park: Open; ABC (Deschutes) Campground, South and Middle Loops of E (Crooked River) are open, Lower Deschutes Day Use open, marina open
• Jasper Point: Open
• La Pine State Park: Open
• Prineville Reservoir State Park: Open
• Smith Rock State Park: Open look for the posted climbing closure signs in the Monument Area due to raptor nesting, park-wide ban on drones for raptor nesting season
• Tumalo State Park: Open

Ski areas and sno-parks

Updated 10 a.m. May 18

• Mt. Bachelor: Open; 72-inch base

Camping

Deschutes National Forest

• Allen Springs Campground: Open
• Allingham Campground: Open
• Big River Campground: Open
• Blue Bay Campground: Open; no campfires
• Camp Sherman Campground: Open
• Candle Creek Campground: Open
• China Hat Campground: Open; no campfires
• Cold Springs Campground: Open
• Fall River Guard Station: Open
• Graham Corral Horse Camp: Open; no water
• Green Ridge Lookout: Open; no open availability; no campfires
• Indian Ford Campground: Open
• Jack Creek Campground: Open
• Link Creek Campground: Open
• Lower Bridge Campground: Open
• Lower Canyon Creek Campground: Open
• North Twin Lake Campground: Open
• Ogden Group Campground: Open; no water
• Pine Mountain Campground: Open; no campfires
• Pine Rest Campground: Open
• Pioneer Ford Campground: Open
• Pringle Falls Campground: Open; no campfires
• Riverside Campground: Open
• Scout Lake Campground: Open
• Sheep Bridge Campground: Open
• Sisters Cow Camp Horse Camp: Open; no campfires
• Smiling River Campground: Open
• South Twin Lake Campground: Open
• West South Twin Campground: Open
• Wyeth Campground: Open; no campfires

Ochoco National Forest

• Allen Creek Horse Camp: Open; no campfires
• Barnhouse Campground: Open; no campfires
• Big Spring Campground: Open; no campfires
• Biggs Springs Campground: Open; no campfires
• Cold Springs Guard Station: Open; no campfires
• Cottonwood Campground: Open; no campfires
• Cyrus Horse Camp: Open; no campfires; no campfire Creek Campground: Open
• Dry Creek Horse Camp: Open; no campfires
• Elkhorn Campground: Campground: Open; no campfires
• Frazier Campground: Open; no campfires
• Haystack Reservoir Campground and Day Use Area: Open
• Haystack West Shore Campground and Day Use Area: Open
• Mud Springs Horse Camp: Open; no campfires
• Ochoco Ranger Rental House: Open; no campfires
• Salters Cabin Horse Camp: Open; no campfires
• Scotts Campground: Open
• Skull Hollow Campground: Open
• Sugar Creek Campground and Day Use Area: Open
• Wiley Flat Campground: Open; no campfires

Cycling

East of Bend trails

• All trails riding well

Phil’s Trail Complex

The following temporary trail and road closures are in effect to protect the public’s safety as thinning and fuel reduction work continues:

• Voodoo Trail will be closed from the northern junction with Ben’s south to the junction with Phil’s Trail
• Ben’s Trail will be closed from the junction with Forest Road (FR) 4610 to the junction with FR 4601-300 and Pine Drops/Whoops
• Storm King will reopen between Phil’s Trail and FR 4615. The trail will remain closed between FR 4615 south to the junction with COD
• C.O.D., E.L.V., K.G.B., Marvins Garden, Ticket to Ride-North, The Lair: Riding well
• Pinedrops, Helipad, Storm King Upper: Variable
• Skyliner, Upper Whoops: Snow
• All other trails riding well

Wanoga Trail Complex

• Tyler’s Traverse Trail between the junction with Larsen and the junction with FR 4130: closed
• Duodenum between the junction with Tyler’s and the junction with Royal Flush: closed
• Deschutes River Trail, Catch and Release, Storm King Lower: Riding well
• All other trails under deep snow

North of Skyliner trails

• Shevlin, Mrazek-Lower: Riding well
• All other trails under deep snow

Swampy Lakes trails

• All trails in deep snow

Sunriver area trails

• All trails riding well

La Pine

• Crater Rim: Deep snow
• La Pine State Park: Riding well

Prineville and Ochoco trails

• Prineville Bike Park: Needs new report
• 66 Trails: Riding well
• All other trails under deep snow

Sisters trails

• PRT East, PRT Middle, PRT West, Sisters Tie: Riding well
• Peterson Ridge: Muddy
• All trails rideable snow

Maston complex

• All trails riding well

Redmond trails

• All trails riding well

Madras East Trails

• E-Bikes allowed on all trails
• All trails riding well

Fishing

Updated at 10 a.m. May 18

• Lower Deschutes (Pelton Dam to Columbia River): 7,700 cfs; redband trout, steelhead, whitefish
• Middle Deschutes (Benham Falls to Lake Billy Chinook): 5,580 cfs; brown trout, rainbow trout; anglers should use caution on the river margins where shelf ice may be present; open year-round for trout, artificial flies and lures only, no limit on brown trout
• Upper Deschutes at Benham Falls: 1,320 cfs; rainbow trout, brown trout; anglers report good rainbow and brown trout fishing below Wickiup Dam
• Crooked River (below Opal Springs): 3,850; rainbow trout and mountain whitefish; any trout over 20 inches are considered steelhead and must be released, bull trout must be released unharmed and reported to the USFW at crookedbulltrout@fws.gov
• Fall River: Brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout; open to fishing all year above Fall River Falls and open to fishing May 22–Sept. 30 below the falls, restricted to fly-fishing with barbless hooks only
• Metolius River: 1,850 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; the Metolius above Allingham Bridge is closed till May 22
• Tumalo Creek: 13.9 cfs; rainbow trout
• McKenzie River (at Clear Lake): 1,020 cfs
• McKenzie River (near Belknap Springs): 720 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
• Crane Prairie Reservoir: 87% full; rainbow trout, brook trout, largemouth bass, kokanee; open for season
• Wickiup Reservoir: 61% full; kokanee, brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass; open for season
• Prineville Reservoir: 100% full; rainbow trout, small and largemouth bass, catfish, crappie, crayfish
• East Lake: Brown trout, kokanee, rainbow trout, Atlantic salmon; Paulina-East Lake Road open
• Paulina Lake: Kokanee, rainbow and brown trout
• Ochoco Reservoir: 67% full; rainbow trout, black crappie, smallmouth bass; fishing has been fair near Ochoco Dam with reports of nice size rainbow trout
• Haystack Reservoir: 88% full; rainbow and brown trout, kokanee, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill and bullhead catfish; restocked last week of March
• Lake Billy Chinook: Bull, brown and rainbow trout, kokanee, smallmouth bass; anglers in the Deschutes arm are seeing bull, brown and rainbow trout, while a few bull trout are being caught in the Metolius arm; for the remainder of the reservoir, harvest is limited to one bull trout over 24 inches under the daily trout limit; anglers can now keep five kokanee in addition to daily trout limit; no bag or size limits on brown trout and bass
• North Twin Lake: Rainbow trout; open to fishing all year, expect some ice coverage
• South Twin Lake: Rainbow trout; open to fishing all year, expect some ice coverage
• Davis Lake: rainbow trout and largemouth bass; 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 due to snow; best methods are bait, lures and flies still-fished or trolled
• Cultus Lake: Mackinaw, rainbow and brook trout; troll depths for mackinaw and shallower areas for rainbows
• 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: 14% 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 limit

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

Industrial Fire Precaution Level has been lowered to 1 as of April. 1 in the Deschutes, Ochoco and the Crooked River Grasslands and the Willamette National Forests.

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

• The Monument Area will be closed to climbing beginning January 18th, 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.