A view of the Crooked River Canyon from Chimney Rock.

This Memorial Day weekend, expect warm, mostly sunny weather. Enjoy the holiday by getting outdoors. Head toward Redmond or Prineville to explore the unique geologic formations, river canyons and green mountain sides. The typically drier, less shady trails near Redmond and Prineville are great to explore before summer temperatures set in.

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

Hiking and Day Use Sites

Hiking and Day Use Sites

NOTE: Trails above 6,000 feet are under deep snow. The snow line is around 5,000 feet. See forest websites for more details and restrictions.

See forest websites for more details and restrictions.

Ochoco National Forest

• Alder Springs Trailhead: Open
• Antelope Flat Reservoir: Open
• Baneberry Trailhead: Open
• Barnhouse Trailhead: Open
• Black Canyon East (Formerly South Fork) Trailhead: Open
• Black Canyon West (Formerly Dusty Camp) Trailhead: Open
• Boeing Field Trailhead: Open
• Coffeepot Trailhead: Open
• Cottonwood Trailhead: Open
• Cougar East Trailhead: Open
• Cougar West Trailhead: Open
• Cyrus Trailhead: Open
• Fry Trailhead: Open,
• Giddy-Up Go Trailhead: Open
• Gray Butte Trailhead: Open
• Green Mountain North Trailhead: Open
• Green Mountain South Trailhead: Open
• Hammer Creek Trailhead: Open
• Henderson Flat OHV Trail System: Open
• Henderson Flat Staging Area: Open
• Keeton Trailhead: Open
• Kelsey Trailhead: Open
• Line Butte East (Formerly Fawn Creek) Trailhead: Open
• Line Butte West Trailhead: Open
• Lookout Mountain Lower Trailhead: Open
• Lookout Mountain Upper Trailhead: Open
• Mascall Corral (Formerly Apple West) Trailhead: Open
• Mother Lode Mine Trailhead: Open
• Payten Trailhead: Open
• Potlid North Trailhead: Open
• Potlid South Trailhead: Open
• Rim (Formerly Apple Middle) Trailhead: Open
• Rimrock Springs Trailhead: Open
• Rock Creek Trailhead: Open
• Round Mountain North Trailhead: Open
• Round Mountain South Trailhead: Open
• Scales Corral Trailhead: Open
• Scotty Creek Trailhead: Open
• Skull Hollow Trailhead: Open
• South Prong Trailhead: Open
• Steins Pillar Trailhead: Open
• Tam-A-Lau Trailhead: Open
• Trail Crossing Corrals Trailhead: Open
• Twin Pillars North Trailhead: Open
• Twin Pillars South Trailhead: Open
• Walton Lake Trailhead: Closed
• Wildcat North Trailhead: Open
• Wildcat South Trailhead: Open

Bureau of Land Management

• Chimney Rock Trail: Open
• Cline Buttes Recreation Area: Open
• Horny Hollow Trail: Open
• Huntington Wagon Road: Open
• North Fork: Open
• Redmond Caves Recreation Site: Open
• Scout Camp Trail: Open
• Steelhead Falls Trail: Open
• Trout Creek Trail: Open

Oregon State Parks

• Cline Falls State Scenic Viewpoint: 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 and park-wide ban on drones for raptor nesting season

Ski areas and sno-parks

Updated 10 a.m. May 25

• Mt. Bachelor: Open; 55-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
• Gorge Campground: 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
• Monty Campground: Open; no campfires
• North Twin Lake Campground: Open
• Ogden Group Campground: Open; no water
• Perry South Campground: Open
• 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 Shore 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
• Antelope Flat Reservoir Campground and Day Use: Open
• Barnhouse Campground: Open; no campfires
• Big Spring Campground: Open; no campfires
• Biggs Springs Campground: Open; no campfires
• Bingham Springs Campground: Open; no campfires
• Cold Springs Guard Station: Open; no campfires
• Cottonwood Campground: Open; no campfires
• Cottonwood Pit 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 Reservoir Group Site: 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
• Whistler Campground: Open; no campfires
• Wiley Flat Campground: Open; no campfires

BLM — Prineville District

• Barr Road North Staging Area: Open
• Big Bend Campground: Open; no campfires
• Buckhorn Staging Area: Open
• Castle Rock Campground: Open
• Chimney Rock Campground: Open
• Cobble Rock Campground: Open
• Lone Pine Campground: Open
• Macks Canyon Recreation Site: Open; no campfires
• Palisades Campground: Open
• Post Pile Campground: Open
• Steelhead Falls: Open; no potable water; no campfires
• Stillwater Campground: Open

Cycling

East of Bend trails

• All trails riding well

Prineville and Ochoco trails

• Prineville Bike Park: Needs new report
• 66 Trails: Riding well

Sisters trails

• Green Ridge, Lower Butte Loop, PRT East, PRT Middle, PRT West, Sisters Tie: Riding well
• Peterson Ridge: Variable
• 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 25

• Lower Deschutes (Pelton Dam to Columbia River): 6,390 cfs; redband trout, steelhead, whitefish
• Middle Deschutes (Benham Falls to Lake Billy Chinook): 4,560 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
• Crooked River (below Opal Springs): 1,520; 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
• Metolius River: 1,500 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
• Prineville Reservoir: 100% full; rainbow trout, small and largemouth bass, catfish, crappie, crayfish
• Ochoco Reservoir: 73% full; rainbow trout, black crappie, smallmouth bass; fishing has been fair near Ochoco Dam with reports of nice size rainbow trout
• Haystack Reservoir: 94% 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
• Walton Lake: Rainbow trout; no recent update

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.