Central Oregon outdoors and trail conditions
Published 2:00 pm Thursday, June 22, 2023
- Looking west through a notch at the rim of Fort Rock in 2019.
Hiking and Day Use Sites
NOTE: Trails above 7,000 feet are under deep snow. See forest websites for more details and restrictions.
Deschutes National Forest
Beach Day Use: Open
Benham East Trailhead: Open
Benham West Trailhead: Open
Bessie Butte Trail: Open
Big River Boating Site: Open
Big Obsidian Flow Trailhead: Open
Boyd Cave Day Use Area: Open
Charlton Lake Trailhead: Open; snow
Cinder Hill Day Use: Open; snow
Coral Swamp Trailhead: Open; snow; light deadfall
Crane Prairie Picnic Area: Open; snow
Crater Rim Trailhead: Open; deep snow
Crescent Lake Guard Station: Open; snow
Cultus Lake Day Use Area: Open; deep snow
Cultus Lake and Winopee trails: Open; deep snow
Elk Lake Day Use: Open
Elk Lake Trailhead: Open; snow-free around lake
Fall River Trail: Open
Horse Butte Trailhead: Open; light deadfall above Swamp Wells Horse Camp near junction with Crater Rim
Irish and Taylor Lakes Trailhead: Open; deep snow
Lava Butte Interpretation Viewpoint: Open
Lava Camp Lake Trailhead: Open; deep snow; Central Cascades Wilderness Permit required
Lava Cast Forest Trailhead: Open; snow free and clear; NW Forest Pass required
Lava Lake Day Use: Open
Lava Lands: Open; visitor center open with limited hours, trails open; needles may exist on surface; heavy use on weekends
Lava River Cave — Show Cave: Open; limited capacity, requires timed reservation tickets
Lucky Lake Trailhead: Open
Meek Lake Trail: Open
Mile Camp Day Use: Open
North Twin Boating Area: Open
Osprey Point Day Use: Open; possible snow
Paulina Falls Picnic and Trailhead: Open; some snow
Paulina Lake Day Use: Open; some snow
Paulina Lake Loop Trail: Open; some snow
Paulina Peak Trail: Open; some snow
Paulina Visitor Center: Open
Peter Skene Ogden Trailhead: Open; snow free on lower portion, deep snow higher up
Quinn River Boating site: Open
Rosary Lakes Trailhead: Open
Simax North and South Beach area: Open
Summit Lake: Open; snow
Sun Lava Trailhead: Open; snow-free and clear; heavy use on weekends
Ten Mile Trailhead: Open
Tenino Boating Site: Open
Tandy Bay Picnic Area: Open
Tranquil Cove Day Use: Open
Wake Butte Trailhead: Open; snow
Winopee Trailhead: Open; snow; likely moderate downfall
Wyeth Boating Site: Open; snow
Deschutes National Forest — Diamond Peak Wilderness
Crater Butte Trailhead: Open
Fawn Lake Trail: Open
Snell Lake Trail: Open
Whitefish Creek Trail: Open
Yoran Lake Trail: Open
Stag Lake Trail: Open
Bureau of Land Management
Black Hills ACEC: Open; climbing and geocaching are prohibited
Christmas Valley Sand Dunes: 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 Cave: Open; cave tours available by reservation
Fort Rock State Natural Area: Open; rock scrambling closed in southeast area to protect nesting falcons
La Pine State Park: Open
Camping
Deschutes National Forest
Big Cove Boat-in Campground: Closed; no campfires
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
Cinder Hill Campground: Open
Contorta Flat Campground: Open
Contorta Point Group Campground: Open
Crane Prairie Campground: Open
Crescent Creek Campground: Open; no campfires
Crescent Lake Campground: Open
Cultus Corral Horse Camp: Open; no campfires
Cultus Lake Campground: Open
Devils Lake Campground: Open; no campfires
Driftwood Campground: Open
East Davis Lake Campground: Opens; no campfires
East Lake Campground: Open
Elk Lake Campground: Open
Fall River Campground: Open
Fall River Guard Station: Open
Lava Lake Campground: Open
Little Cove Boat-In Campground: Open; no campfires
Little Crater Campground: Open
Little Cultus Campground: Closed due to wildfire
Little Fawn Campground: Open
Little Lava Lake: Open
Mallard Marsh Campground: Open
McKay Crossing Campground: Open; no campfires
Newberry Group Campground: Open
North Twin Lake Campground: Open
Ogden Group Campground: Open; no water
Point Campground: Open
Prairie Campground: Open; no water
Princess Creek Campground: Open
Pringle Falls Campground: Open; no campfires
Quinn River Campground: Open
Rock Creek 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
Cycling
Sunriver area trails
All trails riding well
La Pine
Crater Rim: Deep snow
La Pine State Park: Riding well
McKenzie Region
McKenzie River trail closed from Tamolitch Trailhead to Fissell Boat Launch due to Knoll Fire recovery
Clear Lake, King Castle, McKenzie River: Riding well
All trails under deep snow
Fishing
Updated at 10 a.m. June 22
Upper Deschutes at Benham Falls: 1,430 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 above Fall River Falls and open to fishing May 22–Sept. 30 below the falls, restricted to fly-fishing with barbless hooks only
Crane Prairie Reservoir: 87% full; rainbow trout, brook trout, largemouth bass, kokanee; open for season
Wickiup Reservoir: 48% full; kokanee, brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass; open for season
East Lake: Brown trout, kokanee, rainbow trout, Atlantic salmon; Paulina-East Lake Road open
Paulina Lake: Kokanee, rainbow and brown trout
South Twin Lake: Rainbow trout; open to fishing all year
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
Lava Lake: Rainbow trout; recent reports of good fishing; open to fishing all year
Little Lava Lake: Rainbow trout, brook trout and whitefish; 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: 20% full; kokanee, mackinaw, rainbow and brown trout, whitefish and chub; one lake trout per day, 24-inch minimum; fishing is poor; lake level is low, developed ramps are unavailable for launching boats
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 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 Jan. 18, 2022.
• The Canyon Trail near the Bald Eagle nest is restricted to travel in groups of four or fewer, 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.