With a mix of snow and rain in the forecast, it’s a great time to hang in town, get some holiday shopping done and enjoy the incoming winter weather.

Skiers and snowboarders rejoice — Mt. Bachelor is set to open Saturday and snow is expected in the mountains all weekend. Sno-parks are open and should be ready for early-season adventures with the approaching precipitation. Be sure to pick up a permit before heading out.

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

Hiking and Day Use Sites

NOTE: There is snow above 5,000 feet and many summer trails have snow on them. These trails remain open, but may be accessible only by snowshoeing, cross country skiing or other means due to accumulating snowpack. See forest websites for more details and restrictions.

Deschutes National Forest

• Aspen Day Use: Open
• Benham East Trailhead: Open
• Benham West Trailhead: Open
• Bessie Butte Trail: Open
• Besson Day Use: Open
• Big Eddy Day Use: Open
• Boyd Cave Day Use Area: Open
• Dillon Day Use: Open
• Dutchman Trailhead: Open
• Edison Trailhead: Open
• Horse Butte Trailhead: Open; possible snow above Swamp Wells Horse Camp near junction with Crater Rim
• Lava Butte Interpretation Viewpoint: Open
• Lava Cast Forest Trailhead: Open; NW Forest Pass required
• Lava Island Day Use: Open
• Lava Lands: Open; visitor center closed
• Meadow Picnic: Open
• Meissner Trailhead: Open
• Metolius-Windigo: Open
• Phil’s Trailhead: Open; trail closures include Voodoo between Ben’s and Phil’s, lower Ben’s, Kent’s and MTB trails on weekdays
• Rimrock Trailhead: Open
• Skyliners Trailhead: Open
• Slough Day Use: Open
• Sun Lava Trailhead: Open; heavy use on weekends
• Swampy Lakes Trail: Open; possible snow
• Tumalo Falls Trailhead: Open; Road to Tumalo Falls open for the season; blowdown on Swampy Lakes Trail and upper portions of Bridge Creek
• Tumalo Mountain: Open, possible snow

Bend Park & Recreation Trails

• Alpine Trail: Open
• Big Sky Park: Open
• Cascade Highlands Trail: Open
• Central Oregon Historic Canal Trail: Open
• Coyner 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
• Discovery Trail: Open
• Haul Road Trail: Open
• Larkspur Trail: Open
• Outback Trail: Open
• Pine Nursery Park Trail: Open
• Riley Ranch Nature Reserve Trails: Open
• Rockridge Park Trail: Open
• Sawyer Park Trails: Open
• Shevlin Park Trails: Open
• Stone Creek Park Trail: Open
• West Bend Trail: Open

Bureau of Land Management

• Badlands Rock Trail: Open
• Dry River Canyon Trail: Open
• Flatiron Rock Trail: Open
• Huntington Wagon Road: Open
• Oregon Badlands Wilderness Tumulus Trail: Open
• Tumalo Reservoir: Open

Oregon State Parks

• Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint: Open; road open
• Tumalo State Park: Open

Ski areas and sno-parks

• Mt. Bachelor: Opening day Saturday, Dec. 2, conditions permitting

Updated 1 p.m. Nov. 8

Deschutes National Forest

• Edison Butte Sno-park: Open as of Nov. 1; no report; Snow shelter closed for public safety
• Kapka Butte Sno-park: Open as of Nov. 1; no report
• Meissner Sno-park: Open as of Nov. 1; no report
• Skyliner Sno-park: Open as of Nov. 1; no report
• Swampy Sno-park: Open as of Nov. 1; Snow as of Nov. 3
• Vista Butte Sno-park: Open as of Nov. 1; no report
• Wanoga Snow Play: Open as of Nov. 1; Patchy snow as of Nov. 3
• Wanoga Snowmobile: Open as of Nov. 1; no report

Camping

Deschutes National Forest

• China Hat Campground: Open

Cycling

East of Bend trails

• Crazyhorse: Sandy/Loose
• Swamp Wells: Variable
• All other trails Riding Well

Phil’s Trail Complex

The following temporary trail and road closures are in place on Mondays starting at midnight through Fridays until 3 p.m. to protect the public’s safety as thinning and fuel reduction work continues:

• Ben’s and Kent’s trails will be closed from the start at Phil’s Trailhead west to the junction with KGB Trail, Ben’s connector (Jct. 5) to Skyliner Road is also closed
• Voodoo Trail will be closed from the northern junction with Ben’s south to the junction with Phil’s Trail
• MTB Trail will be closed from the junction with Ben’s south to the junction with Kent’s Trail
• All other trails Riding Well

North of Skyliner trails

• Northfork: Muddy
• Upper Mrazek: Rideable snow
• All other trails riding Riding Well

Swampy Lakes trails

• Flagline Access, Flagline Tie, Lower Flagline, Met-Win — Flagline to Happy Valley, Middle Flagline, Swampy/Dutchman, Upper Flagline, Vista Butte: Deep Snow
• Tumalo Ridge, Sector 16: Rideable Snow
• Swede Ridge: Variable
• All other trails Riding Well

Mt. Bachelor

• All trails likely in Snow

Sunriver area trails

• Swan Song: Sandy/Loose
• All other trails Riding Well

Fishing

Updated at 10 a.m. Nov. 30

• Middle Deschutes (Benham Falls to Lake Billy Chinook): 3,940 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: 395 cfs; rainbow trout, brown trout; anglers report good rainbow and brown trout fishing below Wickiup Dam closed for season, reopens May 22
• Tumalo Creek: 5.26 cfs; rainbow trout

Fire danger is currently listed as Moderate in the Ochoco National Forests, the Crooked River Grasslands. The Deschutes National Forests and Willamette National Forests fire danger is low.

Industrial Fire Precaution Level has been lowered to 1 as of Sep. 20 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 open to climbing beginning July 7, 2023.